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BJP Fields Nitin Nabin From Bihar in First Rajya Sabha List as Fifth Seat Comes Into Play

With nominations closing March 5, Bihar’s arithmetic will decide whether the NDA can translate its Assembly edge into all five seats.

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Overview

  • The BJP released a first slate of nine Rajya Sabha nominees across six states after Central Election Committee approval, with Arun Singh issuing the list.
  • Nitin Nabin and Shivesh Kumar are the BJP’s Bihar picks, positioning the party to claim two of the state’s five seats in the March 16 poll.
  • In Bihar’s 243-member Assembly, 41 votes are needed per seat; the NDA’s 202 MLAs secure four seats but leave it three short of guaranteeing the fifth.
  • The RJD has resolved to contest and empowered its leadership to choose a nominee, as it explores support beyond its 35 INDIA-bloc votes.
  • JD(U) is weighing Nishant Kumar’s candidature and Ram Nath Thakur’s renomination, while RLM chief Upendra Kushwaha seeks re-election amid reports of a merger pitch, with AIMIM and the BSP being courted as potential kingmakers.