Congress fear possible 'horse trading' during RS polls in Odisha

BHUBANESWAR: (Feb 28) As the race for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections intensifies, the Congress in Odisha has raised doubts over a possible horse trading for the fourth seat for which neither the ruling BJP nor the opposition BJD has the required numbers to win.

The ruling BJP is set to win two seats in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, and the opposition BJD is certain to bag one, while the parties began political manoeuvring for the fourth.

Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das, who left for New Delhi to have a discussion with the party high command on the upcoming biennial polls, told reporters on Friday, "We need to stop horse trading in politics. There should be no horse trading in the Rajya Sabha polls."