New Delhi, April 28 -- Biju Janata Dal MP Sasmit Patra on Tuesday wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the alleged illegal issuance of second ballot papers to MLAs Upasana Mohapatra and Purna Chandra Sethy during the Rajya Sabha Election, 2026.

This follow-up letter demands immediate statutory action and appointment for BJD delegation to meet CEC and Election Commission of India in this reference.

In the letter, BJD MP Sasmit Patra stressed that this is a long-standing complaint rather than a recent development, referring to an initial email complaint sent by BJD President Naveen Patnaik to the CEC on March 18th.

The mail described the issuance of second ballot papers as a direct violation of the Conduct of Election ...