BJD Announces Santrupt Misra and Dr Datteswar Hota as Rajya Sabha Candidates

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday announced its two nominees for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. Party president Naveen Patnaik declared Santrupt Misra and Dr Datteswar Hota as candidates for the third and fourth seats respectively.

Speaking to mediapersons, Patnaik said the party has decided to field two candidates for the election. He named Santrupt Misra, a senior leader of the party, as the nominee for the third seat. For the fourth seat, the BJD has chosen Dr Datteswar Hota as a common candidate and appealed to all political parties to extend their support.

“For the Rajya Sabha election, our party has decided to give two candidates. The first candidate for the third seat is Santrupt Misra, a senior member of our party. The second candidate for the fourth seat is a common candidate, Dr Datteswar Hota, the first Vice-Chancellor of the Odisha University of Health Sciences and former principal of SCB Medical College. Since he is a common candidate, I appeal to all the parties to support him and send him to Rajya Sabha,” Patnaik said.

Santrupt Misra had earlier contested the Lok Sabha elections from Cuttack. Dr Hota, a renowned urologist, previously served as the first Vice-Chancellor of the Odisha University of Health Sciences.

The BJD has appealed to all other parties to support Dr Hota’s candidature in the Rajya Sabha polls.