Bhubaneswar, March 21 -- The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday suspended its six MLAs for "anti-party activities, including cross-voting" in the recent Rajya Sabha elections in the state.

A BJD release said that the party's Disciplinary Committee examined the replies of the MLA to the show cause notice issued to them.

It said the six MLAs had violated "the core principle" of the BJD Constitution.

The Political Affairs Committee meeting of BJD was held under the chairmanship of BJD Chief and former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

"Pursuant to the show cause notices issued by the Chief Whip, Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the replies received from the MLA's, due examination of the replies by the BJD Disciplinary Committee and as per the decision...