Odisha's 2026 Political Landscape: Elections, New Faces, and Rajya Sabha Battles

How will politics be in 2026? Village-city battles may see new faces in ministries, corporations, boards Bhubaneswar, 31/12 (Bureau): Panchayat and municipal elections will be held in the beginning of 2027. The first test has already been passed by the Mohan government and the BJP in the top positions. Now the organization of each panchayat has to be strengthened. The opposition party strongholds will be broken in a planned manner. Politics will be heated from village to city in 2026, not at the state level. The municipality will be eager to run from the panchayat all year round. The ministry may see new faces. Many new leaderships will be demanded by corporations, boards. New rebels will emerge. The party will have to make a strong move. 4 to be vacant ♦ Fulfillment of promises, demonstration of skills Challenge for Mohan government ♦ Can Naveen put a brake on party chaos >> Will devotees continue or will Delhi Chalo campaign be revived ♦ Will a new political party be born New calculations of Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha Political calculations can turn upside down. A new political party may be born. Old forts will be demolished, new flags will be flown. State administration will take on a new shape. With an interesting twist, 2026 will show some big political scenarios. 2026 will be very important for BJP and Mohan government. And the previous government cannot be blamed for 24 years of rule. The government will complete its second year in 2026. Who will play for the Rajya Sabha seats during the BJP government's tenure by the end of this year? Bhubaneswar, 3112 (Bureau): The first fight in 2026 will be for the Rajya Sabha. There will be a tug-of-war over four seats. According to the numbers, two will go to the BJP and one to the BJD. The fourth seat will be contested. Who will bet? Who will play? The 2026 fight will be held in April and the tenure of Sujit, Mamata, Munna, Niranjan has been a whirlwind for political pundits. Four Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha will fall vacant in the first half of this year. In April, the tenure of Rajya Sabha MPs Sujit Kumar, Mamata Mahamanat, Niranjan Triyaki, and Munna Khan will be held. Initially, all these four seats belonged to the BJD. But after the BJD was ousted from power in the state,