Rajya Sabha elections: The tally in four states - Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal and Haryana suggests that the new members will be elected comfortably. The BJP ally TDP is set to win three seats, BJP two seats and TMC one seat.
The Election Commission announced that elections for 12 vacant seats will be held on September 3 (Saturday).
The elections will be held for 11 seats in the Upper House after the Election Commission announcement. Congress is looking to win 1 seat in Telangana. Most of these seats were vacated after the occupants' election to Lok Sabha.
The by-poll is due on September 22 and Deb's win is all but certain as the BJP has a majority in the assembly.
Former Bihar deputy chief miniser Sushil Kumar Modi has been rewarded with a nomination for the Upper House by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
State Assembly Secretary Ram Shresth Rai handed over the certificates to the six candidates. Since there were only six nominations for as many seats falling vacant from the state in the Rajya Sabha, all the candidates were declared elected unopposed.
Patna: Taking a dim view of rebellion by 18 JD(U) MLAs who cross-voted against the party's official candidates in the Rajya Sabha bypoll in two seats, Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi today warned of
Patna: Charging the BJP with tacitly backing two Independents against the ruling party nominees in the Rajya Sabha bypoll next week, JD(U) today questioned the saffron party as to why it had deferred its stand
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