US EditionNDA Sweeps Rajya Sabha Elections: A Power Shift in Politics
NDA secured all five Bihar and three Odisha Rajya Sabha seats amid cross-voting and absentee opposition MLAs; Haryana counting delayed due to ballot secrecy complaints.
- On Monday, the National Democratic Alliance secured all 5 Rajya Sabha seats in Bihar and 3 in Odisha, with candidates winning comfortably after Opposition members skipped voting.
- Of the 37 Rajya Sabha vacancies this year, 26 members were elected unopposed before Monday's polling, while the remaining 11 seats required MLAs to rank candidates by preference under proportional representation.
- After 4 Opposition members skipped the vote, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and other NDA candidates secured victory; Opposition leaders alleged that party MLAs were "stolen" by the BJP.
- Counting for Haryana's 2 Rajya Sabha seats stalled on Monday after the BJP and Congress filed separate complaints regarding voting secrecy, prompting the Election Commission to intervene.
- These elections fill vacancies created as several sitting members, including Janata Dal United's Harivansh Narayan Singh and Rashtriya Janata Dal's Prem Chand Gupta, retire on April 9, 2026.
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NDA wins eight Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar, Odisha; Haryana results on hold
BJP national president Nitin Nabin and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar romp home as NDA secures all five Rajya Sabha seats in Bihar; the party also secures victory of three candidates in Odisha; BJP and the Congress file separate plaints in Haryana
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The Economic TimesNDA wins Bihar, Odisha Rajya Sabha seats amid cross-voting, absenteeism
BJP-backed candidates secured Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha and Bihar. Opposition legislators' cross-voting and absence influenced the results. In Haryana, vote counting was paused amid allegations of invalid votes. Congress has written to the Election Commission regarding alleged interference in Haryana polls.
Bihar Rajya Sabha Election Results: All 5 NDA candidates including Nitish Kumar and Nitin Nabin win
All five Rajya Sabha candidates of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won comfortably in Bihar after four Opposition members, including 3 MLAs of the Congress party, skipped voting on Monday. With 44 first-preference votes each, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Nabin led the tally, followed by Ram Nath Thakur (JDU) and Upendra Kushwaha of Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) with 42 votes each, …
Nitish Kumar, Nitin Nabin elected to RS
STATE TIMES NEWS NEW DELHI: Bihar’s longest-serving chief minister Nitish Kumar and new BJP president Nitin Nabin were elected to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar as the ruling NDA swept the elections held in three states for 11 seats of the Upper House on Monday.Of the total 37 vacancies of Rajya Sabha, elections were held for only 11 seats in Bihar, Odisha and Haryana as the rest of the members were earlier elected unopposed.The ruling NDA alliance …
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