Rajya Sabha Elections: Left to become 'zero' from Bengal; Trinamool's strategy for 5 seats

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News18•18-02-2026, 12:32
Rajya Sabha Elections: Left to become 'zero' from Bengal; Trinamool's strategy for 5 seats
- •Five Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal are falling vacant on April 2, with elections announced.
- •The Left, having no MLAs in the Assembly, will lose its last Rajya Sabha MP, Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, becoming 'zero' from Bengal.
- •Trinamool Congress is expected to win 4 seats and BJP 1, with speculation on new faces and performance as criteria for TMC candidates.
- •Frequent changes in two specific Rajya Sabha seats due to resignations and party switches have been a recurring political discussion.
- •Voting for 37 Rajya Sabha seats across 10 states, including West Bengal's five, will be held on March 16.
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