The schedule for the Rajya Sabha elections to be held in 15 states of India ahead of the Lok Sabha elections has been announced. The Election Commission of India on Monday announced the dates for the Rajya Sabha elections.
Because 56 seats will fall vacant soon. In a press statement, the poll body said the election body will be held on February 27 for the membership of the Upper House of Parliament.
The states where rajya sabha elections are to be held are Uttar Pradesh. As many as 10 seats will be vacant. Similarly elections will be held for 6 seats in Maharashtra, 6 in Bihar, 5 in West Bengal, 5 in Madhya Pradesh, 4 in Gujarat, 4 in Karnataka, 3 in Andhra Pradesh, 3 in Telangana 3 in Rajasthan, 3 in Odisha, 3 in Odisha, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.
In the current Rajya Sabha, there are a total of 238 elected members with BJP holding the largest number of seats at 93, then comes Congress with 30 seats, Trinamool Congress with 13 seats, Aam Aadmi Party with 10 seats, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 10 seats .