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"I understand that some leaders who had left BJD now wish tojoin the party. I will examine this matter", Patnaik said. Among the string of names doing the rounds for homecoming includeseasoned leader Bijoy Mohapatra. After quitting the BJD, Mohapatrahad floated a new party under the banner of Odisha Gana Parishad(OGP). But he later merged OGP with Nationalist Congress Party(NCP) from where he moved to BJP just before the 2009 assemblyelection following severing of ties between the saffron outfit andthe ruling BJD. Mohapatra has been cooling his heels, having failedto win even a single assembly election since his exit from BJD in2000. Another leader who had quit the party is former Union minister,Dilip Ray who has also switched to BJP. Ray is considered to beamong the top contenders to return to the BJD fold. Of late, the BJD has been reinforced by the joining of all four NCPlegislators- Amar Prasad Satapathy, Ram Chandra Hansda, PrashantNanda and Naveen Nanda. Meanwhile, Patnaik has also cleared the air on the imminent Cabinetreshuffle, saying it would happen sooner or later. "It (Cabinet rejig) is going to happen sooner or later. Itwill happen at an appropriate time", he said. The talk of reshuffle has been doing the rounds for more than acouple of months. The resignation of two Cabinet ministers- Pradeep Maharathi and A USingh Deo owning moral responsibility over the Pipili rape andhooch killings respectively had necessitated some changes in theministry. While Patnaik took control of the agriculture ministryheld by Maharathy, Usha Devi, textiles and handloom minister, wasgiven additional charge of Planning & Coordination- a portfolioheld earlier by Singh Deo. The recent sacking of three ministers- Anjali Behera, Sanjeev Sahooand Sarada Prasada Nayak for owing fealty to rebel leader Mohapatrahad also created vacancies in the ministry. It has been over a year since Patnaik effected a reshuffle, thelast one being in May 2011. The last reshuffle was marked by theouster of three ministers- Damodar Rout, Bijay Ranjan Singh Barihaand Prabin Chandra Bhanjdeo. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as Steel Truss Bridge Manufacturer , Amphibious Bridge Manufacturer for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Truss Bridge.
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