Sulata Deo, Manas Ranjan Mangaraj, Sasmit Patra and Niranjan Bishi have been nominated for four vacant posts of Rajya Sabha MP by BJD President Naveen Patnaik, said a notification released by the party.
The election for Rajya Sabha posts has been necessitated as the tenures of Nekkanti Bhaskar Rao, Prasanna Acharya and Sasmit Patra will end on July 1.
Similarly, Subhash Singh has tendered his resignation after being elected as the Mayor of CMC.
Election for 3 vacant Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha will be held on June 10 between 9 am and 4 pm.
Election for the 4th seat will be conducted on June 13.