Elections to 59 RS seats announced

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission today announced that biennial polls to 59 Rajya Sabha seats will be held on March 23, following which the BJP’s strength in the Upper House is expected to rise.

            Fifty-eight of the Rajya Sabha seats will be falling vacant in April while a by-poll to fill a seat from Kerala will also be held on the same day. M P Veerendra Kumar had resigned in December last year though his term was to end in April, 2022.

            The elections will take place on March 23 and the counting of votes will held the same evening, the commission said in a statement. (AGENCIES)

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