BJP romps home with three Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha, BJD content with one seat
The BJP secured three seats in the biennial Rajya Sabha elections, with independent candidate Dilip Ray winning despite large-scale cross-voting by BJD and Congress MLAs. BJD leader Naveen Patnaik criticized the cross-voting as "betrayal" while Congress leaders condemned the action. BJP President Manmohan Samal and sitting MP Sujeet Kumar also won comfortably with first preference votes from party MLAs.
15 MAR 2026
— The Hindu
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The BJP secured three Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha, while the BJD was left with one seat after independent candidate Dilip Ray's victory despite cross-voting by BJD MLAs.
· THIS STORY — The Hindu
The BJP secured three Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha, with independent candidate Dilip Ray winning despite cross-voting by BJD and Congress MLAs.
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