Even as BJD threw its weight behind BJP-led NDA in the election for the deputy chairperson of Rajya Sabha giving the ruling coalition a clear edge, Congress refused to leave the arena and fielded its candidate to force a contest for the constitutional office. Congress announced the candidature of former party general secretary B K Hariprasad as its candidate against NDA’s Harivansh for the election scheduled for Thursday.
Even as BJD threw its weight behind BJP-led NDA in the election for the deputy chairperson of Rajya Sabha giving the ruling coalition a clear edge, Congress refused to leave the arena and fielded its candidate to force a contest for the constitutional office. Congress announced the candidature of former party general secretary B K Hariprasad as its candidate against NDA’s Harivansh for the election scheduled for Thursday.