Bhubaneswar, March 3 (IANS) Former Union Minister and noted hotelier Dilip Ray on Tuesday announced to contest the Rajya Sabha elections as an independent candidate. Speaking to media persons, Ray said, “I will be filing the nomination as an independent candidate for the Rajya Sabha polls on March 5. I have talked to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Odisha BJP chief Manmohan Samal and secured their support.”The senior politician, who was elected to the upper …
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Bhubaneswar, March 3 (IANS) The ruling BJP on Tuesday named party Odisha unit president Manmohan Samal and incumbent MP Sujeet Kumar as the candidates for the Rajya Sabha polls from Odisha. Notably, with the retirement of four Rajya Sabha members from Odisha scheduled for April 2, elections are now necessary. The outgoing representatives include Niranjan Bishi and Munna Khan from BJD, along with Sujeet Kumar and Mamata Mohanta of the ruling BJP.The BJP’s Central Election Committee on Tuesday a…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday declared the schedule for the biennial elections to the Council of States, Rajya Sabha, to fill 37 seats falling vacant from 10 states.According to the Commission, polling will be conducted on March 16 between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., and the counting of votes will take place the same day at 5:00 p.m.The terms of 37 members of the Council of States, elected from 10 states, are set to conclude in April 2026. In view of t…