Odisha's Modi, Pratap Chandra Sarangi tells why he joined the party

Pratap Chandra Sarangi of the BJP defeated one of the richest Biju Janata Dal candidate and sitting MP Rabindra Kumar Jena by a 12956 vote margin. Most interesting he was doing rally in auto.
Sarangi lives in Nilagiri block of Balasore district and has been known in the state for his austere living. After graduating from Fakir Mohan College in Balasore, he wanted to become a monk in Ramkrishna Math, but the math encouraged him to do social work in his region.