Arabinda Dhali is an Indian politician and a former Member of Legislative assembly, Odisha. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janta Party.

Political career

Dhali is a sixth-term member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly and represented the Malkangiri from 1992 to 2000 and the Jayadev constituency from 2009 to 2014.

He was a former transport and corporation minister in BJD-BJP alliance."'Daughter' roped in to defeat 'father'"

On 30 April 2006, he left BJP to join Bharatiya Janshakti Party.

On 24 March 2008, he joined the Samajwadi Party.

In 2019, he joined Biju Janata DalSanjita-dhali-joins-bjp and won as an MLA from Jayadev Assembly constituency in 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election.

On 3 March 2024, he left BJD and joined Bharatiya Janata Party.

In 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, he contested for Jayadev assembly segment in Khurda district and lost.

References

https://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20080324/916464.html