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Amid speculations that RJD person Tejashwi Yadav whitethorn contention Rajya Sabha polls successful Bihar, enactment supremo Lalu Prasad convened its Parliamentary committee gathering successful Patna connected Sunday (March 1, 2026). The gathering is scheduled to beryllium held 4 days earlier the past day for filing nominations successful the Rajya Sabha polls.
Talking to reporters, RJD State portion spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwary said, "I person thing to remark connected the speculations, but 1 happening is rather clear. People privation our leader, Mr. Yadav ji, successful the Upper House of Parliament. Let's wait. Things volition soon go clear." Of the full 16 Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar, 5 volition autumn vacant successful April, for which elections volition beryllium held connected March 16.
The Rajya Sabha presumption volition extremity adjacent period for Harivansh Narayan Singh and Ram Nath Thakur of the JD(U), Prem Chand Gupta and Amarendra Dhari Singh of the RJD, and Upendra Kushwaha of the RLM, a constituent of the NDA.
The RJD, the main Opposition enactment successful the State, has lone 25 MLAs, excessively fewer to unafraid a Rajya Sabha berth. The RJD-led expansive alliance, which includes Congress, CPI(ML), CPI(M), and IIP, has lone 35 members successful the 243-strong State Assembly, six little than the minimum fig required to get a berth successful the Upper House of Parliament.
The suspense remains implicit the 5th seat, fixed the existent concern wherever neither the RJD-led Mahagatbandhan nor the NDA has capable numbers to triumph it connected its own.
To triumph a Rajya Sabha berth, 1 needs the enactment of astatine slightest 41 MLAs successful the 243-member Bihar Assembly. The past day for filing nominations is March 5, portion scrutiny of papers volition instrumentality spot the adjacent day. Candidates volition beryllium allowed to retreat their nominations till March 9.
