The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday (April 27, 2026) met Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy and demanded the disqualification of eight MLAs who, it said, had voted against the party’s decision in the Rajya Sabha election held on March 16.
The party submitted eight separate petitions to the Speaker to disqualify the eight MLAs — including Chakramani Kanhar, Naba Kishore Mallick, Souvic Biswal, Subasini Jen, Ramakanta Bhoi, Devi Ranjan Tripathy, Arvind Mohapatra, and Sanatan Mahakud.
Published – April 27, 2026 09:32 pm IST
