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Mar
Bhubaneshwar (Gurpreet Singh): In a major disciplinary move following a turbulent Rajya Sabha election, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President Naveen Patnaik suspended six Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) on Saturday, March 21, 2026. The suspension follows a high stakes biennial poll held on Monday, March 16, where widespread cross-voting by opposition legislators handed a victory to the BJP-backed independent candidate, Dilip Ray. The suspended BJD legislators include Chakramani Kanhar (Baliguda), Naba Kishor Mallick (Jayadev), Souvic Biswal (Choudwar-Cuttack), Subasini Jena (Basta), Ramakanta Bhoi (Tirtol), and Devi Ranjan Tripathy (Banki). These six, along with previously suspended MLAs Arvind Mohapatra and Sanatan…