Election For 37 Rajya Sabha Seats In April, Sharad Pawar, M Kharge Terms Ending

Wednesday, 18 February 2026Newsdesk

In August last year the BJP's Rajya Sabha tally crossed 100 for the first time since 2022, handing the ruling party a boost in its attempt to control both Houses and enforce passage of its bills.

New Delhi 18 February 2026

As per news report of NDTV,Elections for 37 Rajya Sabha seats - which will fall vacant in April - will take place across 10 states on March 16, the Election Commission said Wednesday morning. The majority of these seats are in Maharashtra (7) and Tamil Nadu (6), with Bihar and Bengal offering five each. Apart from these, four seats will fall vacant in Odisha, three in Assam, two each in Telangana, Chhattisgarh, and Haryana, and one in Himachal Pradesh.

Source - NDTV