Bhubaneswar, Aug 27: BJP leader Mamata Mohanta on Tuesday elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha. She went to Odisha Legislative Assembly to collect the election certificate.
BJP leader Jagannath Pradhan, who had filed his nomination as an Independent candidate for the upcoming Odisha Rajya Sabha election withdrew it today.
Mamata Mohanta joined BJP at the party headquarters New New Delhi on July 31 a day after she resigned from Rajya Sabha and BJD.
After joining BJP, Mohanta said, “I have joined BJP being inspired by the developmental works and vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi”.