Governor is acting as BJP agent: Dinesh Gundurao

Vartha Bharati | 10-07-2019 | 21:13:00 IST

Bengaluru: KPCC president Dinesh Gundurao accused that Governor of the state Vajubai Vala was acting as a BJP agent and the national party was misusing the Raj Bhavan as its office.

Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, Gundurao said that the Governor held a discussion with those who have resigned from MLA position. Why did he summon the city police commissioner? Why did he write letter to the Speaker to take a decision on MLAs' resignation, he asked.

BJP was misleading the disgruntled MLAs. But the disgruntled MLAs should understand that none would ask them anything once they were disqualified, he said.

Speaker Ramesh Kumar would not yield to any pressure and he would take action as per law. BJP's decision to move to the Supreme Court and making allegations against the Speaker was a symbol of its desperation, he said.

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Odisha: BJD suspends 6 MLAs for cross-voting in RS polls

21-03-2026 ¦ 21-03-2026 IST

Courtesy: PTI

Bhubaneswar (PTI): The Biju Janata Dal on Saturday suspended six of its MLAs for cross-voting during the recent election to four Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha.

The suspended legislators were Chakramani Kanhar of Baliguda seat, Naba Kishor Mallick of Jayadev constituency, Souvic Biswal of Choudwar-Cuttack, Subasini Jena of Basta, Ramakanta Bhoi of Tirtol and Devi Ranjan Tripathy of Banki, an order by party chief Naveen Patnaik showed.

The suspension decision was taken at the opposition party's Political Affairs Committee (PAC) meeting presided over by Patnaik.

The six MLAs were issued a show-cause notice on March 17.

They submitted their replies on Friday evening, and those were found not satisfactory, said the BJD's chief whip in the Assembly, Pramila Mallik.

The ruling BJP won two of the four Rajya Sabha seats while the opposition BJD and a saffron party-backed Independent candidate bagged one seat each in the biennial polls held last Monday.

While the total number of BJP legislators and Independent MLAs supporting the ruling party was 82 in the 147-member House, the saffron party candidates secured 93 first preference votes, which was 11 more than its strength in the Assembly.

Of these 11 votes, eight were of BJD MLAs and three of Congress legislators, an official had said.