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A political row has intensified between the Congress and BJP over alleged bribery in Rajya Sabha polls, with Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar accusing the BJP of attempting to carry out horse trading of Congress's Odisha MLAs, who were reportedly staying at a Bengaluru resort.
Buzz is growing about the possibility of Naveen Patnaik's BJD joining the INDIA bloc after the BJD and Congress reportedly tied up for Rajya Sabha polls in Odisha.
Four Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha will become vacant after the term of two BJP MPs and two BJD MPs expires
The Congress had summoned all its 14 MLAs to Bhubaneswar on Thursday night, and then moved eight of them to a resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru.
A three-time MLA has been expelled from the BJD party in India, just hours after publicly challenging the party's selections for the Rajya Sabha.
While the BJP Government had promised to procure all the paddy, only about 63 lakh metric tonnes, approximately 33% of the total production, have been procured in Odisha so far
A BJD block chairperson was attacked in their office chamber, leading Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to accuse 'BJP goondas' (thugs) of the assault.
In Odisha, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress are reportedly joining forces against the BJP for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls, seeking a common candidate.