Bhubaneswar, Jan. 25 -- BJP MLA Babu Singh made a strong and explosive statement on Sunday on the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha, triggering intense political discussion. He said that, based on numerical strength, the BJP is sure of winning two Rajya Sabha seats, while the BJD has the numbers for one seat.

However, Singh claimed the real battle lies over the fourth seat, for which no party has a clear majority. According to him, that seat could also go to the BJP. He further stated that it cannot be ruled out that even more seats may swing in the BJP's favour.

The BJP legislator alleged that the BJD supremo lacks confidence in his own MLAs, citing recent suspensions of party legislators as evidence. Singh argued that despite h...