Sri Lanka, March 6 -- The nomination papers of five candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha were accepted on Friday after the scrutiny process was completed.

The candidates whose nominations were found valid include Santrupt Misra, Dr. Datteswar Hota, Manmohan Samal, Sujeet Kumar and Dilip Ray.

BJD and BJP field key candidates Among the contestants, Santrupt Misra and Dr. Datteswar Hota are candidates of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD).

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded its state president Manmohan Samal and sitting Rajya Sabha member Sujeet Kumar. The party has also extended open support to senior leader Dilip Ray, who is contesting as an independent candidate.

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