The Election Commission of India has announced the election dates for 16 Rajya Sabha seats in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Bihar. After this announcement, questions have been raised on the future of many Rajya Sabha MPs. NCP Sharad faction leader Sharad Pawar has already announced that he will now retire from politics. In such a situation, questions are being raised as to who will go to Rajya Sabha in his place. Besides, due to the internal politics of the alliance in Bihar, everyone’s eyes are also on the parliamentary future of Upendra Kushwaha and Thackeray’s reduced political power in the Maharashtra Assembly.
According to the Election Commission of India, the notification for biennial elections for Rajya Sabha will be issued on 26 February 2026. The last date for nomination is March 5, 2026, while scrutiny of nomination papers will take place on March 6. Candidates will be able to withdraw their names till 9 March 2026. Voting will take place on March 16, 2026 and counting of votes will take place at 5 pm on the same day. The entire election process will be completed by 20 March 2026.
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The tenure of poets Tejpal Singh ‘Tulsi’ and Phulo Devi Netam from Chhattisgarh will end on 9 April 2026. Amarendra Dhari Singh, Prem Chand Gupta, Ramnath Thakur, Harivansh Narayan Singh and Upendra Kushwaha will retire from Bihar on this date. Kiran Choudhary and Ram Chander Jangra from Haryana will retire on 9 April 2026. The tenure of Dhairysheel Patil, Bhagwat Karad, Fauzia Khan, Sharad Pawar, Priyanka Chaturvedi, Ramdas Athawale and Rajni Patil from Maharashtra is ending in April 2026. Whereas Indu Bala Goswami from Himachal Pradesh will retire on 9 April 2026.
How many MPs of which party in Rajya Sabha?
Of the seats that are falling vacant in Chhattisgarh, BJP and Congress have 1 each. Whereas in Bihar, 2 RJD, 1 JDU and 1 Rashtriya Lok Morcha. Both the seats in Haryana are with BJP. On the other hand, in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena has 1 seat from UBT, NCP 1, Congress 1, Sharad faction NCP has 1 and RPI has 1 seat. Along with this, the vacant seat in Himachal is with BJP.