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BJD leaders Manas Mangaraj and Sulata Deo take oath as new Rajya Sabha Members

The two newly-elected MPs were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu.

Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: Manas Mangaraj and Sulata Deo of BJD were sworn in as Rajya Sabha Members on Friday. The two newly-elected MPs were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu.

Earlier, another BJD Rajya Sabha MP Niranjan Bishi had taken the oath. Sasmit Patra, who has been re-elected to the Rajya Sabha, will take oath at a later date. Manas, a general secretary of BJD, was media advisor to the State government. Sulata was as an advisor to the State government's 'Mission Shakti' initiative.

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