Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has been nominated as the Rajya Sabha candidate from Bihar by the opposition INDI Alliance. This was spoken without a meeting of the RJD. Speculation well-nigh Tejashwi's Rajya Sabha candidacy had been circulating for some time, and the RJD meeting proved true. Tejashwi suffered a superincumbent defeat in last year's Bihar Assembly elections. The referendum results sparked a major controversy within the Lalu family. Now, the move to send Tejashwi to the Rajya Sabha has surprised some RJD workers. Tejashwi's Rajya Sabha candidacy is tantamount to him leaving Bihar. It remains to be seen what happens in the political future.
How many Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar are up for grabs?
It is known that elections are to be held for five Rajya Sabha seats in Bihar. Based on the number of MLAs in the Bihar Assembly, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) could hands win four seats. However, if the Grand Alliance receives the support of the unshortened opposition, one of their candidates could win. This ways a tough races is likely for the fifth seat.
Is an opposition candidate likely to win?
Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, is stuff fielded as the joint opposition candidate for this fifth Rajya Sabha seat. In Bihar, 41 MLAs are required for one Rajya Sabha seat, and the total for the unshortened opposition is 41. The Grand Alliance has a total of 35 MLAs in the Bihar Assembly, consisting of 25 from the RJD, 6 from the Congress, 2 from the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist), and one each from the CPI and IIP. If the Grand Alliance secures the support of 5 MLAs from the AIMIM and 1 from the BSP, a candidate could win.
