TNI Bureau: Jangeswar Babu became the first casualty after erstwhile BJD strategist Pyari Mohan Mohapatra formed the ‘Odisha Jana Morcha’ to take on Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik. Jangeswar Babu, who was the convenor of that front, was suspended from the BJD.

Jangeswar Babu had announced the formation of ‘Odisha Jana Morcha’ on October 1 and further added that the morcha will hold a meeting in Bhubaneswar on October 19 to chalk out the future strategy.