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Bhubaneswar, March 5 Two BJD candidates in Odisha – senior leader Santrupt Misra and prominent urologist Datteswar Hota – filed their nominations in the assembly secretariat here on Thursday.Misra and Hota submitted their nomination papers in the presence of BJD president and former chief...

New Delhi, March 5: The process for filing nominations for the biennial elections to the Council of States, Rajya Sabha, will begin on Thursday, with candidates set to contest 37 seats in the Upper House.The Election Commission of India (ECI) had on February 18 announced the schedule for the...

Bhubaneswar, March 4 A day after receiving the backing of the ruling BJP for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha, former Union minister Dilip Ray launched his campaign on Wednesday, asserting that securing the required additional votes would be "not a difficult task" for him.Ray, the...

In Bhubaneswar, on March 3, the BJP announced that Manmohan Samal, its Odisha unit president, and Sujeet Kumar, an MP, would be its candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections on March 16. They also announced their support for Dilip Ray, a former Union minister and party leader, who will contest as...

Bhubaneswar, March 3 – Former Union Minister of State, Dilip Ray, a prominent hotelier, announced on Tuesday that he would contest the Rajya Sabha elections as an independent candidate.Speaking to the media, Ray said, "I will file my nomination as an independent candidate for the Rajya Sabha...

Bhubaneswar, March 3 The BJP on Tuesday announced its Odisha unit president, Manmohan Samal, and Rajya Sabha MP, Sujeet Kumar, as its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, and announced support for former Union minister, Dilip Ray, who will contest as an Independent candidate.BJP...

New Delhi, March 3 BJP national president Nitin Nabin was nominated as the party's candidate from Bihar for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections on Tuesday.The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released a list of nine candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections, fielding its former West...

Bhubaneswar, March 3 – The ruling BJP on Tuesday announced Manmohan Samal, president of the party's Odisha unit, and incumbent MP Sujeet Kumar as its candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections from Odisha.Notably, with the retirement of four Rajya Sabha members from Odisha scheduled for April 2...

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...

Bhubaneswar, March 2 – The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to field three candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.Following a high-level meeting of party MLAs held here on Monday, a senior leader informed the media that the BJP would contest three Rajya Sabha seats.He...

Bhubaneswar, March 1 The ruling BJP in Odisha claimed on Sunday that the understanding between the opposition BJD and Congress for the Rajya Sabha elections would ultimately benefit it.Speaking to reporters, state BJP president Manmohan Samal said that the BJD and the Congress had previously...

Bhubaneswar, February 28 As the race for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections intensifies, the Congress in Odisha has raised doubts over a possible "horse trading" for the fourth seat for which neither the ruling BJP nor the opposition BJD has the required numbers to win.The ruling BJP is set to...

Bhubaneswar, February 24 The Odisha government stated on Tuesday that the next three-tier panchayat elections in the state will be held as scheduled in February 2027.This was stated by Minister of Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water, Rabi Narayan Naik, in response to a question by BJD member...

Bhubaneswar, February 17 Ahead of the upcoming three-tier panchayat elections, the Odisha BJP launched a training program for its workers in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday.The program, titled "Pt Deendayal Upadhyaya Training Campaign," was held at the party's state headquarters and attended by Chief...