Bhubaneswar: Santrupt Misra Thursday filed his nomination papers for the 2026 Rajya Sabha elections as a candidate of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD).
Senior leaders of the BJD and the Congress were present during the filing. Among them were BJD president Naveen Patnaik, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee chief Bhakta Charan Das, and Congress Legislature Party leader Ramchandra Kadam.
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Dr. Datteswar Hota also filed his nomination as a joint candidate backed by the BJD and the Congress for the fourth seat.
The BJP has fielded Manmohan Samal and Sujit Kumar, while Dillip Ray has filed his nomination as an Independent candidate with BJP support for the fourth seat.
The contest for the fourth seat is expected to be keen. Polling will be held March 16.
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