Bhubaneswar: A day after deserting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Krushna Chandra Panda today joined the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) ahead of the polls.

BJD Supremo Naveen Patnaik welcomed Panda into the party fold during a programme at Naveen Niwas here today.

Yesterday, Panda had resigned from BJP alleging ‘sale of party tickets’ for the upcoming elections in Odisha. He was designated as the BJP's State Working Member of Puri district.