Bhubaneswar, Feb. 15 -- The results of the elections to the three seats of Rajya Sabha will be declared on February 20. As only three candidates have filed their nominations for the seats, there is no need for elections slated on February 27.

This was informed by the Returning Officer for the Rajya Sabha elections, Abanikanta Pattnaik on Thursday. Speaking to the media, he said, "Only three candidates filed their nominations for the three vacant Rajya Sabha seats. If there had been contest in all three seats, elections would have been conducted," he added.

Today was the last day for the nomination filing. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominee seconded by 10 MLAs filed his nomination on the last day. Earlier, Biju Janata Dal's (BJD) n...