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Bihar RJD Debacle: Tejashwi Yadav-led the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) will have no representation in the Rajya Sabha when the next assembly elections are held in Bihar. Lalu Prasad Yadav's party currently has five seats in the Upper House, out of a total of 16 Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar.

According to the Rajya Sabha schedule, the next round of Rajya Sabha polls will take place early next year. The tenure of two RJD MPs - Prem Chand Gupta and A D Singh -- is ending before the next poll. The numbers will be stacked in favour of the NDA, allowing the ruling alliance to wrest these seats. The tenure of the NDA members -- Harivansh, Ram Nath Thakur (both JDU) and Upendra Kushwaha (RLM) -- will also end on April 9, 2026.

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What's Number Game Says On Rajya Sabha Polls

After the debacle, the doors of the Upper House are almost shut for the RJD as for winning a seat in the next round of biennial elections (for Rajya Sabha) for five seats from Bihar, each candidate requires a minimum of 42 votes. The Mahagathbandhan has a total of 35 seats in the assembly. After a poor show in the recently concluded assembly elections, the RJD reduced to 25 seats. The Congress won won just six seats, together with two of CPI-ML, one of CPI-M and one of the Indian Inclusive Party (IIP).

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The subsequent election will be held in early 2028 when the tenure of Faiyaz Ahmad of the RJD, Satish Chandra Dubey, Manan Kumar Mishra and Sambhu Sharan Patel (all BJP) and Khiru Mahto of JDU ends on July 7, 2028.

When Will Other Three RJD MPs' Tenure End?

After this, the Rajya Sabha election from the state is slated in early 2030 when the tenures of Dharamshila Gupta, Bhim Singh (both BJP) and Sanjay Kumar Jha of JDU, besides Manoj Kumar Jha and Sanjay Yadav (both RJD) and Akhilesh Prasad Singh of Congress will end on April 2, 2030. The opposition parties do not have the numbers to win these seats. This will help increase the NDA number in the Upper House where the BJP still does not have a majority of its own.
(With PTI inputs)

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