Former BJD MP Sujeet Kumar resigns, joins BJP, reducing BJD's Rajya Sabha representation. El ex diputado del BJD Sujeet Kumar renuncia, se une al BJP, reduciendo la representación de Rajya Sabha del BJD.

Sujeet Kumar, a former Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha's Biju Janata Dal (BJD), resigned and was expelled for "anti-party activities." Sujeet Kumar, ex MP Rajya Sabha de Biju Janata Dal (BJD) de Odisha, renunció y fue expulsado por "actividades antipartidistas". He subsequently joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), citing corruption in his district of Kalahandi and being sidelined within the BJD as reasons for his departure. Posteriormente se unió al Partido Bharatiya Janata (BJP), citando la corrupción en su distrito de Kalahandi y siendo marginado dentro del BJD como razones para su partida. This move reduces the BJD's representation in the Rajya Sabha from nine to seven members, following another recent resignation from the party. Esta medida reduce la representación del BJD en el Rajya Sabha de nueve a siete miembros, tras otra reciente renuncia del partido.