BJD announces candidates for 4 Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced the names of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidates for the elections to four Rajya Sabha seats that are set to fall vacant next month.

Naveen Patnaik, who is the president of the BJD, nominated Subhas Singh, Munna Khan, Sujit Kumar and Mamata Mahanta for the Rajya Sabha polls.

Four of the 10 Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha will fall vacant after the completion of tenure of three BJD lawmakers -- Anubhav Mohanty, Narendra Kumar Swain and Sarojini Hembram -- and Congress member Ranjib Biswal on April 2.