What is the story about?
The biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha concluded on Monday (March 16) to fill 37 seats across 10 states. Voting took place in three states, while candidates in seven states were elected unopposed.
A total of 26 candidates were elected unopposed across several states. For the remaining 11 seats, 14 candidates were in the fray, making the polling necessary. Elections were held in Haryana, Odisha, and Bihar.
The BJP has won 13 seats while its allies clinched seven seats in the Upper House. An Independent backed by the BJP also won the seat in Odisha.
Here is the full list of winners
A total of 26 candidates were elected unopposed across several states. For the remaining 11 seats, 14 candidates were in the fray, making the polling necessary. Elections were held in Haryana, Odisha, and Bihar.
The BJP has won 13 seats while its allies clinched seven seats in the Upper House. An Independent backed by the BJP also won the seat in Odisha.
Here is the full list of winners
| State | Winner | Party |
| Assam (3 Seats) | Jogen Mohan | BJP |
| Terash Gowalla | BJP | |
| Pramod Boro | UPPL | |
| Bihar (5 Seats) | Nitish Kumar | JD(U) |
| Ram Nath Thakur | JD(U) | |
| Nitin Nabin | BJP | |
| Shivesh Kumar | BJP | |
| Upendra Kushwaha | RLJD | |
| Chhattisgarh (2 Seats) | Laxmi Verma | BJP |
| Phulo Devi Netam | BJP | |
| Tamil Nadu (6 Seats) | Tiruchi Siva | DMK |
| J. Constandine Ravindran | DMK | |
| M. Thambi Durai | AIADMK | |
| Anbumani Ramadoss | PMK | |
| Christopher Manickam alias M. Christopher Tilak | Congress | |
| L.K. Sudhish | DMDK | |
| West Bengal (5 Seats) | Babul Supriyo | TMC |
| Rajeev Kumar | TMC | |
| Menaka Guruswamy | TMC | |
| Koel Mallick | TMC | |
| Rahul Sinha | BJP | |
| Telangana (2 Seats) | Abhishek Manu Singhvi | Congress |
| Vem Narender Reddy | Congress | |
| Maharashtra (7 Seats) | Vinod Tawde | BJP |
| Ramrao Wadkute | BJP | |
| Maya Ivnate | BJP | |
| Ramdas Athawale | Republican Party of India (Athawale) | |
| Jyoti Waghmare | Shiv Sena | |
| Parth Pawar | NCP | |
| Sharad Pawar | Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) | |
| Odisha (5 Seats) | Manmohan Samal | BJP |
| Sujeet Kumar | BJP | |
| Dilip Ray | Independent (supported by BJP) | |
| Santrupt Misra | BJD | |
| Himachal Pradesh (1 Seat) | Anurag Sharma | Congress |
| Haryana (2 Seats) | Sanjay Bhatia | BJP |
| Karamveer Singh Boudh | INC |
