The National Democratic Alliance won all five Rajya Sabha seats in Bihar, three in Odisha and one in Haryana in the elections held on Monday, reported The Hindu.
While the Biju Janata Dal won one seat in Odisha, the Congress secured one in Haryana.
The polls were held for 37 Rajya Sabha seats in 10 states.
Voting was required for only 11 seats. Twenty-six candidates from seven states – Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Assam and Himachal Pradesh – were elected unopposed.
Among the five NDA candidates elected from Bihar were Bharatiya Janata Party chief Nitin Nabin and Janata Dal (United) president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
BJP leader Shivesh Kumar, the JD(U)’s Ramnath Thakur and Rashtriya Lok Morcha president and former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha were also elected to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar.
Nitish Kumar, who became chief minister for the 10th time in November, is expected to step down after his election to the Rajya Sabha. He is currently a member of the legislative council and has previously served terms as an MLA and Lok Sabha MP.
In Odisha, the BJP’s state chief Manmohan Samal and party leader Sujeet Kumar were among those elected. The party also secured the victory of Independent candidate Dilip Ray, whom it supported, reported The Hindu.
Opposition Biju Janata Dal’s Santrupt Misra won one seat from the state.
This came amid reports that at least eight BJD MLAs voted in favour of Ray.
Odisha Congress chief Bhakta Charan Das told reporters that three of the party’s MLAs – Ramesh Jena, Dasarathi Gomango and Sofia Firdous – had voted in favour of the BJP.
Earlier in the day, BJD chief Naveen Patnaik accused the BJP of “horse-trading”.
Complaints delayed counting in Haryana
The BJP’s Sanjay Bhatia and the Congress’ Karamvir Boudh were declared winners in Haryana, where counting continued past midnight amid complaints.
The counting was delayed by more than five hours after Haryana minister Krishan Kumar Bedi said that the BJP had complained to the Election Commission that two Congress MLAs had violated the secrecy of their votes, reported India Today.
Referring to legislators Bharat Singh Beniwal and Paramvir Singh, Bedi alleged: “Two Congress MLAs did not fold their ballots as required.”
The Congress also registered a complaint about a breach of secrecy in the vote of Cabinet minister Anil Vij, reported The Hindu.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to the Election Commission, alleging that there was “a clear attempt to interfere with the integrity of the election”, reported PTI.
“It must be stopped/redressed by the ECI immediately,” read Kharge’s letter. “Furthermore, no disqualification of our legitimate voters/votes cast can be allowed in what is clearly a transparent attempt to taint/derail the process.”
In the 90-member Haryana Assembly, 88 MLAs cast their votes. Two MLAs of the Indian National Lok Dal – Arjun Chautala and Aditya Devilal – did not vote.
The composition of the Rajya Sabha has shifted further in the favour of the ruling NDA following the 2026 elections. Following these polls, another 34 vacancies are expected to arise in the Upper House over the remainder of the year.
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