The biennial elections to 10 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh will be held on March 23. In the 245-member Upper House of Parliament, Uttar Pradesh has 31 seats, being the most populous state. In the 403-member Uttar Pradesh Assembly, the BJP and its allies have 324 seats (a BJP MLA died in February), followed by the Samajwadi Party with 47 MLAs, the BSP (19), the Congress (seven), and the RLD one. During the previous biennial polls to the Rajya Sabha two years ago, the SP managed to win six seats by virtue of its strength in the Assembly, whose members form the electoral college. But this time, the SP can be sure of victory on only one seat as 37 first preference votes are needed for a candidate's win.
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