Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has expelled former Minister and senior leader Bijoy Mohapatra from the party amid the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in Odisha.

The party has expelled Mohapatra for alleged anti-party activities and indiscipline. Mohapatra was a member of BJP state executive in Odisha.

The BJP has also expelled party leaders Sarada Pradhan and Rakesh Mallick on the same grounds. Mallick was the vice-president of BJP SC Morcha in Odisha.

The disciplinary action has been taken against the three leaders as per the recommendation of BJP Odisha unit president Manmohan Samal.

It is worth mentioning here that Mohapatra’s son Arvind Mohapatra is now contesting the Assembly polls from Patkura segment in Kendrapara district on a BJD ticket.

The veteran politician had reportedly urged people of Patkura to support his son in the polls.