Sujeet Kumar files nomination for RS from BJP
New Indian ExpressBHUBANESWAR : Former BJD Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar, who resigned from the upper house of the Parliament on September 6, filed nomination for the by-election to the seat as a BJP candidate on Monday. Accompanied by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, deputy chief minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, state BJP president Manmohan Samal and several senior leaders, Kumar filed two sets of nomination papers. Kumar thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, national BJP president JP Nadda and Samal for reposing faith in him and nominating him for the Rajya Sabha. As the prime minister has given special attention to the development of Odisha under his Purvodaya Mission, I will also contribute my might to fulfil his dreams,” Kumar told reporters after filing his nomination.