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IN PHOTOS: Leaders in Patna vote as Rajya Sabha 2026 polls begin

Updated On: 16 March, 2026 11:38 AM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

The biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha to fill 37 seats across 10 states are scheduled on Monday, with counting of votes set for the same day at 5 pm. Voting for the polls has begun in Patna, with MLAs arriving at the Vidhan Sabha to cast votes. (PICS/ PTI)

The biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha to fill 37 seats across 10 states are scheduled on Monday, with counting of votes set for the same day at 5 pm. Voting for the polls has begun in Patna, with MLAs arriving at the Vidhan Sabha to cast votes. (PICS/ PTI)

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The biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha to fill 37 seats across 10 states are scheduled on Monday, with counting of votes set for the same day at 5 pm. Voting for the polls has begun in Patna, with MLAs arriving at the Vidhan Sabha to cast votes. (PICS/ PTI)
<p>LoP in Bihar Assembly and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav cast his vote. The counting of votes is scheduled to be conducted at 5 pm</p>

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LoP in Bihar Assembly and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav cast his vote. The counting of votes is scheduled to be conducted at 5 pm

<p>Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha reached the polling booth to cast vote in the Rajya Sabha polls</p>

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Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha reached the polling booth to cast vote in the Rajya Sabha polls

<p>BJP Rajya Sabha candidate Shivesh Ram on the voting day on Monday. In key battlegrounds in Bihar, Haryana, and Odisha, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is working to defeat Opposition gains</p>

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BJP Rajya Sabha candidate Shivesh Ram on the voting day on Monday. In key battlegrounds in Bihar, Haryana, and Odisha, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is working to defeat Opposition gains

<p>The term of 37 members who were elected from Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Telangana will conclude in the month of April, vacating the seats for new members to be elected</p>

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The term of 37 members who were elected from Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Telangana will conclude in the month of April, vacating the seats for new members to be elected

<p>Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) chief and NDA candidate Upendra Kushwaha while visiting the poling office. 26 candidates have already secured victory unopposed. Voting was on Monday taking place for the remaining 11 seats, including five from Bihar, four from Odisha, and two from Haryana</p>

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Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) chief and NDA candidate Upendra Kushwaha while visiting the poling office. 26 candidates have already secured victory unopposed. Voting was on Monday taking place for the remaining 11 seats, including five from Bihar, four from Odisha, and two from Haryana

<p>So far, 26 candidates have been elected unopposed, with the BJP securing seven, Congress five, the Trinamool Congress four, the DMK three, and Shiv Sena, RPI(A), NCP, NCP(SP), AIADMK, PMK, and UPPL one each</p>

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So far, 26 candidates have been elected unopposed, with the BJP securing seven, Congress five, the Trinamool Congress four, the DMK three, and Shiv Sena, RPI(A), NCP, NCP(SP), AIADMK, PMK, and UPPL one each

<p>All attention has turned to Haryana, Bihar and Odisha, which have emerged as key arenas of contest between the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Opposition bloc for four important seats</p>

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All attention has turned to Haryana, Bihar and Odisha, which have emerged as key arenas of contest between the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Opposition bloc for four important seats

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