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Source: The Hindu (http://www.hinduonnet.com/2009/12/27/stories/2009122751840300.htm)
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Bahinipati quits BJP, returns to Congress
Special Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Two-time former legislator from Koraput Tara Prasad Bahinipati quit the Bharatiya Janata Party and returned to the Congress on Saturday.
Mr. Bahinipati is the second leader to quit the BJD in quick succession. Former Lok Sabha Member M.A. Kharabela Swain had resigned from the party a few days ago.
Mr. Bahinipati had quit Congress just before the Assembly elections earlier this year after he was denied a party ticket to contest from Jeypore Assembly constituency, and contested the polls from the seat by joining the BJP. His homecoming to Congress was welcomed by Pradesh Congress Committee president K.P. Singh, former Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang and several senior leaders of the party who were present at the Congress Bhavan here.
The former legislator told presspersons that his quitting the Congress was a mistake, and he would now remain in the party in which he had started his political career.
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