BJP nominates state unit President Manmohan Samal, MP Sujeet Kumar for Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha
The BJP has nominated state unit President Manmohan Samal and re-nominated Sujeet Kumar for two Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha. Samal, a prominent OBC leader, led the BJP to its first standalone assembly victory. Kumar, an Oxford and Harvard alumnus, brings legislative experience and policy background to the party's parliamentary representation.