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State BJP president Manmohan Samal expelled Gaurahari Nayak, Bhanu Charan Nayak, Laxman Soren and Surendra Kanhar for their "grave anti-party" activities, a party press release said.
"By sponsoring the candidature of the independent candidate, the MLAs had lowered the image of the party," the release said.
Two other MLAs -- Padmacharan Haiburu and Purusottam Nayak -- who were associate members of the BJP in the assembly, were "de-associated" on the same charge.
They had also signed Ray's nomination papers.
Ray, a former Union minister, was re-elected to the Rajya Sabha ahead of the Congress nominee following cross-voting from all major parties.
PTI
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