Rajya Sabha elections

BJP names Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw as Rajya Sabha candidate from Odisha, BJD extends support

February 14, 2024February 15, 2024Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, February 14: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday announced the name of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw as Rajya Sabha candidate from Odisha. Vaishnaw will now seek re-nomination to the Rajya Sabha for the second time from the eastern State. Minutes after the BJP announcement, the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD announced that it will support Vaishnaw’s […]

All four BJD candidates elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha

March 18, 2020March 19, 2020Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: The four BJD candidates – Subash Singh, Munna Khan, Sujeet Kumar and Mamata Mahanta – were elected unopposed in the biennial elections to Rajya Sabha from Odisha on Wednesday as Opposition BJP and Congress stayed away from the contest. Returning Officer and Odisha Legislative Assembly Secretariat Secretary Dasirathy Satpathy announced here that Singh, Khan, […]

Four BJD Rajya Sabha candidates file nominations

March 11, 2020March 12, 2020Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: Four BJD candidates – Subash Singh, Munna Khan, Sujeet Kumar and Mamata Mahanta – on Wednesday filed nominations for the ensuing Rajya Sabha elections scheduled on March 26, before the Returning Officer (RO) Dasarathy Satpathy at the State Assembly here. Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and many senior party […]