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Bhubaneswar, March 21 The BJD suspended six of its MLAs on Saturday for cross-voting during the recent election for four Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha.The suspended MLAs are Chakramani Kanhar (Baliguda), Naba Kishor Mallick (Jayadev), Souvic Biswal (Choudwar-Cuttack), Subasini Jena (Basta)...

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 – Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said on Monday that the victory of BJP and BJP-backed candidates in the Rajya Sabha biennial elections reflects the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while criticizing remarks made by Leader of the Opposition Naveen...

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...

March 16, New Delhi – Polling for the election to 37 Rajya Sabha seats (the upper house of parliament) across 10 states was held on Monday. Twenty-six candidates from seven states have already been elected unopposed. The remaining 11 seats are contested in three states: Bihar, Odisha, and...

Bhubaneswar, March 16 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi congratulated the BJP's Rajya Sabha election candidates and the independent candidate supported by the party on Monday, even though the official announcement has not yet been made.Manmohan Samal, the president of the BJP's Odisha...

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...

Bhubaneswar, March 16 Polling for four Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha is underway in the assembly complex on Monday, with the opposition BJD and Congress accusing the ruling BJP of indulging in "horse trading".As the voting commenced at 9 am, Health and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mukesh...

Bhubaneswar, March 14 BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Saturday accused the BJP of being involved in "horse trading" in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha, and asserted that such a practice is an "offence" in a democratic process.His comments came amid fears of cross-voting during the...

Bhubaneswar, March 14 BJD president Naveen Patnaik accused the BJP of "horse trading" in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha on Saturday, and asserted that such a practice is an "offence" in a democratic process.His comments came amid concerns about cross-voting in the biennial...

Bhubaneswar, March 12 The opposition BJD and the Congress in Odisha have issued directives instructing their MLAs to remain in Bhubaneswar and ensure their presence in the assembly on March 16 for the Rajya Sabha election, in which five candidates are contesting for four seats.Amid the...

Bhubaneswar, March 8 The opposition BJD on Sunday strongly objected to the BJP-backed Independent Rajya Sabha candidate, Dilip Ray, claiming that former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik, an iconic figure in the state, was his mentor and seeking votes from all parties.The BJD alleged that...

Bhubaneswar, March 7 Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with Odisha's BJP MLAs and Rajya Sabha election candidates ahead of the March 16 elections to the Upper House of Parliament.Shah, who undertook a day-long visit to Odisha on Friday and attended marathon official programmes...

Bhubaneswar, March 6 Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with BJP MLAs and Rajya Sabha election candidates from Odisha on Friday, ahead of the March 16 elections to the Upper House of Parliament.Shah, who undertook a day-long visit to Odisha and attended marathon official programmes...

Bhubaneswar, March 5 A total of five candidates—two each from the BJP and the BJD, and one supported by the saffron party—filed their nomination papers on Thursday for four Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha, sparking the possibility of cross-voting as neither the ruling party nor the opposition has...

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...

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 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...