The biennial Rajya Sabha elections for 37 seats across 10 states- Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Telangana- are scheduled for March 16 (Monday), with counting on the same day. These polls, triggered by terms expiring in April, offer the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) a chance to bolster its Upper House majority, currently around 115 seats, while the opposition INDIA bloc risks further erosion in key strongholds. Notifications began on February 26, nominations closed on March 5 and the entire process wraps by March 20.
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