BJP To Get More Rajya Sabha Seats From Uttar Pradesh
NDTV
The Election Commission on Thursday announced that voting will be held on June 10 to fill 57 Rajya Sabha seats from 15 states.
The BJP is set to increase its members in Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh, while the BSP and the Congress would be the major losers in the upcoming election to 11 seats of the upper house from the state.
Uttar Pradesh sends 31 members to Rajya Sabha. Among the 11 retiring MPs from the state, five are from the BJP, three from the SP, two from the BSP and one from the Congress.
The Election Commission on Thursday announced that voting will be held on June 10 to fill 57 Rajya Sabha seats from 15 states, including 111 from Uttar Pradesh. These seats will be falling vacant due to the retirement of members between June and August.
Kapil Sibal from Congress, Satish Chandra Mishra, BSP general secretary, and Reoti Raman Singh of Samajwadi Party are among the members whose terms are ending.
