BJP Announces Nine Candidates for March 16 Rajya Sabha Elections Including Nitin Nabin

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced nine candidates for the Rajya Sabha biennial elections scheduled on March 16, 2026, across 10 states. Party president Nitin Nabin and Shivesh Kumar were nominated from Bihar, with Nabin set to enter the Rajya Sabha for the first time. Other nominees include Terash Gowalla and Jogen Mohan from Assam, Laxmi Verma from Chhattisgarh, Sanjay Bhatia from Haryana, Manmohan Samal and Sujeet Kumar from Odisha, and Rahul Sinha from West Bengal. The BJP aims to strengthen its position in the Upper House amid alliance considerations and regional representation strategies.