Tag: Odisha Rajya Sabha Elections

Bhubaneswar: No sooner did the Election Commission of India (ECI) issue the notification for the three vacant Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha, an intense lobbying has begun in the ruling BJD. The BJD aspirant list for the Upper House not only has politicians, names of former bureaucrats and cine stars are also featuring prominently. The […]

Bhubaneswar: Utter chaos and confusion prevailed after Odisha Chief Minister & BJD president Naveen Patnaik announced its party candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha by-elections. The confusion surfaced over the candidature of Odia IAS officer Ashwini Baishnab whom the BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik initially named as the party candidate for Rajya Sabha along with Sasmit […]

Bhubaneswar: All the three Rajya Sabha candidates from Odisha- BJP’s Ashwini Vaishnaw and BJD’s Amar Patnaik and Sasmit Patra were today elected unopposed to the Upper House. The Returning Officer for the bypolls, Bishnuprasad Mishra informed that as no other candidates other than the above three filed nominations; all of them were elected to Rajya […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha politics takes an effervescent turn on Tuesday as dateline for biennial polls to the Rajya Sabha has been declared by Election Commission. As per poll schedule notified today, four seats in Odisha will go to polls on March 26. The poll is necessitated following the end of 6-year term of RS members – […]