Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], Apr 2 (ANI): Senior BJD leader and former minister Raghunath Mohanty joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday.Mohanty was inducted into the party at a 'Mishrana Parba' here in the presence of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.Seven-phase Lok Sabha polls are set to begin on April 11 and will end on May 19.Odisha will vote in four phases on April 11, 18, 23 and 29. The state will be voting simultaneously for 21 Lok Sabha and 147 Assembly seats. The counting of votes will take place on May 23. (ANI)

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