Bhubaneswar, Feb. 26 -- Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJD in Odisha on Tuesday asserted it was not under pressure over seat-sharing for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls, even as the BJP said it will field candidates for the elections to the Upper House of Parliament.

The BJD had last year supported BJP candidate Ashwini Vaishnav in the Rajya Sabha elections, prompting the opposition Congress to raise doubts whether the party will lend support to saffron party candidates this time as well.

"We are not under any pressure over seat-sharing for the Rajya Sabha elections. The party president will take a call on this matter," government chief whip and senior BJD leader Pramila Mallick told reporters here.

BJP candidate Ashwini Vaishnav was last year...