Rajya Sabha Elections LIVE as NDA and Opposition Clash
Voting is underway today for the biennial election of all three terms to fill a total of thirty-seven seats across ten states. While twenty-six candidates were elected unoposed including Sharad Pawar and Ramdas Athawale, key battlegrounds in Bihar, Odisha, Haryana are witnessing intense competition between Nitish Kumar's RJD-NDA alliance against the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The counting of votes is scheduled to begin at 5 pm today.
Key Points
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1The biennial Rajya Sabha elections for 37 seats across ten states are scheduled to take place today, March 16.
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2Vote counting is set to begin at the same time as voting concludes on Monday evening (5 p.m.).
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3While twenty-six candidates were elected unopposed in seven of these constituencies, three key battlegrounds—Bihar, Odisha, and Haryana—are expected to feature close contests involving major political figures like Nitish Kumar.
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4The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance is actively campaigning against Opposition gains specifically within the contested states.
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[Mar 16, 03:49] Rajya Sabha elections LIVE
— (Publish.tribuneindia.com)The biennial Rajya Sabha elections to fill 37 seats across ten states are scheduled for Monday with voting set at 5 pm after counting begins on the same day; while twenty-six candidates have already been elected unopposed, votes will now be cast in Bihar (five), Odisha (four), and Haryana (two).
The biennial election for all three seats across Bihar, Haryana and Odisha is scheduled on March 16 with voting taking place at five pm today; BJP-led NDA has filed nominations to counter Opposition gains. Nitish Kumar announced his candidacy in the Rajya Sabha polls after serving as Chief Minister of Bihar over two decades while Union Home minister Amit Shah supported him during nomination filing process