Bhubaneswar, March 3 The BJP has nominated its Odisha unit president, Manmohan Samal, and MP, Sujeet Kumar, as its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.
Samal, who is also a former state minister, lost the Odisha assembly elections in 2024, while Kumar is the current Rajya Sabha MP, and his term will end in April.
The two BJP nominees will contest from Odisha for the Rajya Sabha elections scheduled on March 16, according to a statement issued by the party.
Samal is considered a key leader in the BJP's victory in the assembly elections two years ago.
The opposition BJD had already announced senior party leader Santrupt Misra and prominent doctor Datteswar Hota as its candidates for the RS polls.
Four Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha will become vacant as the terms of the two BJD MPs and two BJP MPs will end in April.