Before the Lok Sabha elections, a total of 56 people from different states of the country Rajya Sabha seat (Rajya Sabha seat, are becoming vacant and the Commission has also announced to hold elections for these vacant seats. This also includes five Rajya Sabha seats from Bengal. It is noteworthy that the tenure of these seats is ending on April 2. It may be noted that the Rajya Sabha tenure of Trinamool MPs Nadimul Haq, Abiranjan Biswas, Shubhashish Chakraborty and Shantanu Sen is ending in April. The tenure of Congress Rajya Sabha MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi will also end at the same time. However, Trinamool has not yet decided whether it will field sitting MPs on four seats or not.
Trinamool may change its candidates on two seats
However, according to sources, candidates can be changed on two seats. But the biggest question is about Abhishek Manu Singhvi. Because last time Trinamool had supported Congress candidate Abhishek Manu Singhvi. According to the information, the number of Trinamool MLAs in the assembly is 216. Many BJP MLAs and one Congress MLA have joined Trinamool. In such a situation, based on the number of MLAs, the victory of Trinamool candidates on four seats is certain. Since BJP has 67 MLAs in the state, BJP will also contest on one seat.
Biennial elections for 56 seats in 15 states on 27 February
According to the information given by the Commission on Monday, the biennial elections for 56 seats in Rajya Sabha from 15 states will be held on February 27. The Election Commission gave this information on Monday. The Commission said that 50 members will retire on April 2, while six members will retire on April 3. The states from where the members are retiring include Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Odisha and Rajasthan are included.