The elections for 10 Rajya Sabha seats across the states of Goa, Gujarat, and West Bengal will take place on July 24, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced.
BJP Won 8 Seats Across 4 States In Last Rajya Sabha Polls
Bengal has the largest number of seats – six, followed by Gujarat which has three seats and Goa, one. The ECI said the counting of votes will be held on the same day.
The nominations have to be filed by July 13. In Bengal, the terms of Derek O’Brien, Dola Sen, Pradip Bhattacharya, Sushmita Dev, Shanta Chhetri and Sukhendu Shekhar Ray are expiring.
One seat from Goa, currently occupied by BJP MP Vinay D. Tendulkar, will be up for election as his term concludes on July 28. Candidates will have until July 17 to withdraw their candidatures.
In the last round of Rajya Sabha elections, the BJP had won eight seats across four states. The Congress retained three seats in Rajasthan and won one each in Rajasthan and Maharashtra.
