Many politicians have announced that they would contest as Independent candidates after being denied tickets by political parties. Former MP Kharabela Swain, former MLAs Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, Anubhav Patnaik, Premananda Nayak, and others are among the prominent faces. A total of 41 MLAs from different parties have been denied tickets for the upcoming elections.
In an upheaval within the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), 22 party leaders have tendered their resignations simultaneously while expressing anger at not getting tickets for the Lok Sabha elections.
India News: Three loyalists of Jyotiraditya Scindia have been denied tickets by the BJP, sparking anger among their supporters. Union minister Scindia faced prote