Who's Who On The ONOE Panel

26 Lok Sabha and 12 Rajya Sabha MPs will discuss the One Nation, One Election Bill.

Let's meet the 16 BJP MPs...

The opening of a Parliament session, 2024

P P Chaudhary

The chairman of the panel is a three-term Lok Sabha MP elected from Pali in Rajasthan.

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Bansuri Swaraj

Sushma Swaraj's daughter is a lawyer who was elected to the Lok Sabha from New Delhi in 2024.

Bansuri Swaraj/Instagram

Dr Sambit Patra

The surgeon-turned-politician, elected from Puri in Odisha in 2024, is known for his strident defence of the BJP in the media.

Sambit Patra/Instagram

Anurag Thakur

Few politicians at 50 have been elected to Parliament five times like Thakur. The MP from Himachal's Hamirpur has also courted controversy with his polarising outbursts.

Anurag Thakur/Instagram

Anil Baluni

A first-time Lok Sabha MP from Utttarkhand's Garwhal, Baluni heads the BJP's national media cell.

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Baijayant Panda

The Odisha tycoon has served in both Houses (2 terms in the RS; 3 terms in the LS). Elected from Kendrapara, he was in the BJD before switching to the BJP.

Baijayant Panda/Instagram

C M Ramesh

The 3 term RS MP was elected to the Lok Sabha in 2024 from Anakapallle in Andhra Pradesh.

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Vishnu Dayal Ram

Former Jharkhand DGP has been elected from Palamu (SC) since 2014; a member of several parliamentary committees.

Vishnu Dayal Ram/Instagram

Vishnu Datt Sharma

The 2-term MP from Khajuraho is known for his grassroots connect.

Vishnu Datt Sharma/Instagram

Bhartruhari Mahtab

The veteran MP -- first elected to Parliament in 1998 -- was tipped to head the JPC, but missed out possibly because he is a recent entrant to the BJP.

Bhartruhari Mahtab/Instagram

Parshottam Rupala

A Modi ally, he botched up his chances for a ministership after his controversial comments in the 2024 election that incensed the Thakur community.

Parshottam Rupala/Instagram

Bhubaneswar Kalita

Into his fifth Rajya Sabha term, Kalita is respected for his administrative skills and focus on North East India's development.

Bhubaneswar Kalita/Instagram

Dr K Laxman

The veteran BJP leader from Telangana was elected to the Rajya Sabha from UP in 2022.

Dr K Laxman/Instagram

Ghanshyam Tiwari

An influential grassroots leader from Rajasthan, Tiwari has been a six-term MLA and was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2022.

Ghanshyam Tiwari/Instagram

Dr Sanjay Jaiswal

A four-term MP from Bihar's Paschim Champaran constituency, Dr Jaiswal once headed the BJP in the state.

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Kavita Patidar

She began her political career as a zilla parishad member from Indore and was elected to the Rajya Sabha in June 2022.

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