Bihar Rajya Sabha: NDA backs Upendra Kushwaha, eyes 5 seats; RJD rallies for AD Singh
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Moneycontrol•14-03-2026, 18:09
Bihar Rajya Sabha: NDA backs Upendra Kushwaha, eyes 5 seats; RJD rallies for AD Singh
•NDA fields Upendra Kushwaha (RLM chief) as its fourth candidate for the March 16 Rajya Sabha elections in Bihar.
•With 202 MLAs in the 243-member Bihar Assembly, the NDA is set to win four seats and needs just three more MLAs for a fifth.
•RJD is rallying opposition support for its candidate AD Singh for the fifth seat, requiring six additional legislators for its 35-MLA Mahagathbandhan.
•Each candidate needs the support of 41 MLAs to secure a seat in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.