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Congress to seek BJD support to send Independent to Rajya Sabha

January 29, 2026

Published - January 29, 2026 11:24 am IST - BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Congress chief Bhakta Charan Das. Credit: X/@BhaktaCharanDas With the tenure of four Rajya Sabha members ending on April 2 this year, and no political party having the numbers to ensure the election of a fourth candidate, political manoeuvring has begun in Odisha. Odisha Congress chief Bhakta Charan Das on Wednesday (January 28, 2026) said he would meet former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik to discuss the possibility of extending joint support to an Independent with “impeccable social standing”.

Congress to seek BJD support to send Independent to Rajya Sabha

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Odisha is represented in the Rajya Sabha by 10 MPs – seven from the BJD and three from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The tenure of BJD MPs Niranjan Bishi and Muzibulla Khan, and BJP MPs Mamata Mohanta and Sujeet Kumar, will end on April 2.
Both Ms.
Mohanta and Mr.
Kumar were originally elected as BJD members before resigning and subsequently securing re-election on BJP ticket.

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Congress to seek BJD support to send Independent to Rajya Sabha

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