Overview
- The BJP announced central observers for three states: Vijay Sharma and Harsh Malhotra for Bihar, Harsh Sanghavi for Haryana, and Chandrashekhar Bawankule for Odisha.
- Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi met Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and senior BJP leaders in Rohtak to review organisational preparations.
- Polling to fill 37 Rajya Sabha seats across 10 states is scheduled for March 16 with counting the same evening at 5 p.m., according to the official schedule.
- Candidate filings closed on March 5 with scrutiny on March 6 and withdrawals completed by March 9, locking in final slates for the biennial contests.
- In Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar filed for a Rajya Sabha seat after initial JD(U) resistance eased, while the BJP fielded Nitin Nabin and Shivesh Kumar among six candidates contesting five seats.