India Rajya Sabha Seats Elections: Decoding How BJP & Congress Stand to Gain
Edited By WION Video Desk
Published: Jun 06, 2026, 01:27 IST | Updated: Jun 06, 2026, 01:27 IST
27 seats of Rajya Sabha are set to go to the polls on June 18. While BJP has announced a list of 11 candidates, Union Ministers Ravneet Bittu and George Kurian have not been renominated by the party. Meanwhile, Congress has declared 7 candidates including its president Mallikarjun Kharge who filed his nomination.
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