Bhubaneswar, March 16 The ruling BJP won two of the four Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha on Monday, while the opposition BJD and an Independent candidate backed by a saffron party secured one seat each in the biennial elections held here, officials said.Returning Officer and Odisha Assembly...
Bhubaneswar, March 16 At least five MLAs from the opposition BJD and Congress reportedly voted in favor of the BJP-backed Independent candidate, Dilip Ray, in the Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha, which are currently underway.The polling for the RS elections is being held in the state after a...
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Bhubaneswar, March 16 Polling for four Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha began on Monday, with the opposition BJD accusing the ruling BJP of engaging in "horse trading."Voting commenced at 9 am and will continue until 4 pm at the assembly complex, where MLAs have begun casting their ballots, an...
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Bhubaneswar, March 16 Polling for four Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha will be held on Monday, with the opposition BJD accusing the ruling BJP of engaging in "horse trading".The voting for the RS polls will be held in the state after a gap of 12 years, as this time, five candidates are in the...
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Bhubaneswar, March 15 Amidst fears of cross-voting and allegations of "horse trading," Odisha will hold Rajya Sabha elections after a gap of 12 years on Monday, as five candidates are contesting for four seats in the Upper House of Parliament.This time, the Rajya Sabha elections have turned...
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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...
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Bhubaneswar, February 26 The Election Commission of India formally issued a notification on Thursday for the election of four Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha, with polling scheduled for March 16.According to the notification, the last date for filing nominations is March 5, while scrutiny of...
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Bhubaneswar, February 18 The ruling BJP in Odisha is set to win two seats in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, and the opposition BJD is certain to bag one. The fourth seat will be contested, as no single party has the numbers to secure victory on its own.The Election Commission announced on...