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The Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) on Friday (February 13, 2026) exuded self perception that the occasion would ship three out of four seats from the Odisha quota to Rajya Sabha subsequent month.
The tenure of four Rajya Sabha members of Odisha is coming to an end on April 2 this yr. Alternatively, the BJP doesn’t have the requisite numbers in the Command Assembly to substantiate the election of a third candidate to the Greater Condo of Parliament.
In the 147-member Odisha Legislative Assembly, the BJP has seventy 9 MLAs, adopted by the Biju Janata Dal with 50, the Congress with 14, one member from the CPI(M), and three independents. The BJP currently enjoys the toughen of all three Impartial MLAs.
A candidate requires first-desire votes of 31 MLAs to stable election to the Rajya Sabha. Given the expose strength in the Assembly, the BJP and the BJD can very simply guarantee the election of two and one candidates, respectively. It requires political manoeuvring by either BJP or BJD to substantiate the election of their candidate.
Vijay Singh Tomar, in-fee of BJP occasion affairs for Odisha, on Friday (February 13, 2026) told journalists, “we’re assured of sending three Rajya Sabha members from Odisha. Social gathering’s Parliamentary Committee will steal a call as to who could well be their candidates.”
There are 10 Rajya Sabha MPs from Odisha — seven from the BJD and three from the BJP. The tenure of BJD MPs Niranjan Bishi and Muzibulla Khan and BJP MPs Mamata Mohanta and Sujeet Kumar will end on April 2.
It is to be great that Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee President Bhakta Charan Das had announced to fulfill frail Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik for a dialogue to jointly ship a particular person of eminence to Rajya Sabha.
Published – February 14, 2026 05:36 am IST
