Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has scheduled a meeting on May 11, 2026 with a delegation of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) with regards to latter’s allegation regarding “illegal” issuance of second ballot to two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs during Rajya Sabha election.

Following instruction of BJD president Naveen Patnaik, party’s Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra submitted an urgent representation to the Election Commission of India (ECI) regarding the issuance of a second ballot paper to MLAs Upasana Mohapatra and Purna Chandra Sethi, during the Rajya Sabha Elections held on March 16, 2026.