Many politicians have announced that they would contest as Independent candidates after being denied tickets by political parties. Former MP Kharabela Swain, former MLAs Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, Anubhav Patnaik, Premananda Nayak, and others are among the prominent faces. A total of 41 MLAs from different parties have been denied tickets for the upcoming elections.
Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, who has questioned V K Pandian’s helicopter rides to districts for attending “grievance meetings”, removed as party vice-president, claims no leader has a role in the organisation
Bhubaneswar: Odisha minister and prominent BJD leader Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak slammed party MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik on Friday for his “frequent criti.
Bhubaneswar: BJD leader Anubhav Patnaik on Sunday criticised party MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik for his comments targeting 5T secretary V K Pandian’s ong.
BHUBANESWAR: BJD leader Anubhav Patnaik on Sunday criticised party MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik for criticising 5T secretary V K Pandian’s ongoing visit .