Rajya Sabha Seats News
EC announces dates for elections to 11 Rajya Sabha seats
Voting will be held on 9 November and counting to be conducted on the same day, the poll panel announced today Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri and SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav are among the 10 members from Uttar Pradesh retiring on November 25
1 min read13 Oct 2020How BJP+ went from 65 seats to 88 seats in Rajya Sabha in 4 years
The BJP's fast-expanding electoral footprint in the country has helped increase its share of Rajya Sabha seats from 27% in 2014 to 36% now
1 min read26 Mar 2018Rajya Sabha set to reflect BJP’s new political clout
Rajya Sabha elections are likely to raise BJP's strength in the Upper House while the Congress could witness a further erosion
3 min read22 Mar 2018BJP to breathe easy in Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sabha polls after ally is mollified
The BJP can easily win eight of the 10 seats and will be left with 28 surplus votes, with the SBSP now deciding to go with the party
3 min read21 Mar 2018Elections to 59 Rajya Sabha seats to be held on 23 March
Rajya Sabha elections for 59 seats will take place on 23 March and the counting of votes will be held the same evening, Election Commission says
1 min read24 Feb 2018EC announces elections to five Rajya Sabha seats
Three Rajya Sabha members from Delhi and one each from Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim will be retiring from the upper house of Parliament next month
1 min read23 Dec 2017Monsoon session sees BJP on a firm wicket as opposition wilts
The monsoon session of the Parliament saw BJP emerge as the largest party in Rajya Sabha and come to power in Bihara good start in preparations for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections
3 min read11 Aug 2017NDA set to consolidate its Rajya Sabha position in the next 16 months
With 45 Rajya Sabha seats falling vacant in BJP states over the next 16 months, NDA is likely to get significantly close to a majority in the upper house of Parliament
2 min read8 Aug 2017BJP overtakes Congress as largest party in Rajya Sabha
The election of Sampatiya Uikey to the Rajya Sabha on Thursday has increased BJP seat count to 58, one more than the Congress's 57 seats
1 min read3 Aug 2017NDA inches towards Rajya Sabha majority with regional parties’ help
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) could increase its tally to 121 seats in the 245-member Rajya Sabha, giving a boost to Modi govt's legislative agenda
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