India, March 17 -- The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) got an edge in Monday's Rajya Sabha polls across 10 states as many opposition MLAs voted for candidates backed by the ruling party at the centre.

In Odisha, three Congress MLAs- Ramesh Jena, Dasarathi Gomango and Sofia Firdous - have "voted in favour of the BJP," Pradesh Congress Committee president Bhakta Charan Das told reporters on Monday.

The most striking name among them was Sofia Firdous. Despite being a first-time MLA elected in 2024, she broke party lines to support the BJP candidate.

The story began two days before the election, when she expressed her dissatisfaction with the Congress party's decision to support the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate. She claimed t...