Polls to 12 Rajya Sabha seats on September 3

The Election Commission announced elections for 12 Rajya Sabha seats across nine states on September 3, following vacancies created by newly elected Lok Sabha members. The BJP is expected to win 7 of these seats, raising its tally in the Upper House to 94. The NDA’s combined strength will be 117, just shy of a majority. ​​The strength of the Upper House will be 237 after the results. Since BJP is expected to win 7 seats, the total tally of NDA will become 109.