BJP’s Ashwini Vaishnaw, 2 BJD leaders elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Odisha

Chinmayee Dash Published On : Feb 20, 2024 at 3:38 PM

Bhubaneswar: BJP candidate Ashwini Vaishnaw and BJD candidates Debashish Samantaray and Subhasish Khuntia were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Odisha.

While BJD nominees Debashish Samantaray and Subhasish Khuntia were elected unopposed, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was re-elected to the upper house from Odisha with support from the ruling BJD.

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