Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced the list of 9 candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. The election will be held on 16 March to fill 37 seats across 10 states. These seats are becoming vacant as the current Rajya Sabha members are set to retire in April 2026.
The States where the seats are falling vacant in April are Maharashtra (7), Tamil Nadu (6), West Bengal (5), Bihar (5), Odisha (4), Assam (3), Telangana (2), Chhattisgarh (2), Haryana (2), and Himachal Pradesh (1).
BJP Candidate List for Rajya Sabha Election 2026 - State-wise
- Nitin Nabin (Bihar)
- Shivesh Kumar (Bihar)
- Terash Gowalla (Assam)
- Jogen Mohan (Assam)
- Laxmi Verma (Chhattisgarh)
- Sanjay Bhatia (Haryana)
- Manmohan Samal (Odisha)
- Sujeet Kumar (Odisha)
- Rahul Sinha (West Bengal)