India BJP romps home with three Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha, BJD content with one seat March 16, 2026 gopalkumarthakur@gmail.com As many as 11 MLAs cross-voted in favour of BJP-backed independent candidate Dilip Ray, who initially did not have numerical strength for winning the Rajya Sabha seat Related posts: Abducted truck driver rescued from ex-IAS probationer Puja Khedkar’s house Nalagarh blast: Two groups claim responsibility; Himachal police scans CCTV footage to nab accused PM Modi in Malaysia LIVE: Prime Minister holds bilateral talks with PM Anwar Ibrahim IndiGo to levy fuel charge for domestic and international flights from March 14
