Elections are likely to be held in August for three seats, four seats will fall vacant in 2024 Rajya Elections are likely to be held in August for three seats in Gujarat, four seats will fall vacant in 2024

One more election will be held in Gujarat before the Lok Sabha elections. As 3 of the 11 Rajya Sabha seats in Gujarat are falling vacant next August, the Election Commission may announce elections for the 3 Rajya Sabha seats. Information is being received that this election is likely to be held in the month of August.

There are 11 Rajya Sabha seats in Gujarat, out of which eight seats are held by the BJP and three by the Congress. Before the Lok Sabha Election 2024, depending on the results of the Gujarat elections, the BJP can also get two seats from the Congress party. The reason behind it is that three members of Rajya Sabha of BJP S. Jaishankar, Jugalji Thakor and Dinesh Chandra Anawadia will retire in August 2023. BJP will not face any problem in winning these three seats.

On the other hand, between the Lok Sabha elections in April 2024, four seats of the Gujarat Rajya Sabha will become vacant due to the retirement of four members. These members include BJP’s Parasottam Rupala and Mansukh Mandaviya, while Congress’ Naran Rathwa and Ami Yagnik. So in 2024, BJP will have an eye on these two seats of Congress.

Based on the results of the Gujarat Assembly, BJP will not have any difficulty in winning three seats, but the priority vote will be effective for the fourth seat. Apart from this, three members of BJP and one member of Congress are retiring in June 2026. It includes BJP’s Rambhai Mokaria, Ramila Behan Bara, Narhari Amin, while Congress’ Shaktisinh Gohil. BJP can win all these four seats in 2026 with some hard work. Thus, BJP will have to wait till 2026 for all 11 Rajya Sabha seats in the state.

Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat

Rajya Sabha Members, Appointment, Retirement S. Jaishankar (BJP), July 6, 2019, August 18, 2023 Jugalji Mathurji Thakor (BJP), July 6, 2019, August 18, 2023 Dineshchandra Anavadia (BJP), February 22, 2021, August 18, 2023 Parasottam Rupala (BJP ), April 3, 2018, April 2, 2024 Mansukh Mandaviya (BJP), April 3, 2018, April 2, 2024 Ami Yagnik (Congress), April 3, 2018, April 2, 2024 Naranbhai Rathwa (Congress), April 3, 2024 2018, April 2, 2024 Rambhai Mokaria (BJP), Feb 22, 2021, June 21, 2026 Ramilabehan Bara (BJP), June 22, 2020, June 21, 2026 Narahari Amin (BJP), June 22, 2020, June 21 , 2026 Shaktisinh Gohil (Congress), June 22, 2020, June 21, 2026

No seats will fall vacant in Himachal Pradesh before the Lok Sabha elections
Himachal Pradesh has three Rajya Sabha seats, all three held by the BJP. There is no loss for BJP before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, but in April 2024, the current MP from Himachal and BJP president J.P. Nadda will retire. It will not be possible for BJP to send him again to Rajya Sabha from Himachal as Congress currently has more seats than BJP in Himachal. So there is a situation where he has to be sent to the Rajya Sabha from another state.

After 2024, Nadda can go to Rajya Sabha from another state
Rajya Sabha Members, Appointment, Retirement
JP Nadda (BJP), April 3, 2018, April 2, 2024
Indu Goswami (BJP), April 10, 2020, April 9, 2026
Sikandar Kumar (BJP), April 3, 2022, April 2, 2028

Rajya Sabha was constituted in the country on 23rd August in the year 1954. The purpose of the structure was to have a permanent house. Just as the Lok Sabha can be dissolved, the Rajya Sabha cannot be dissolved as it is considered a permanent house. The tenure of Rajya Sabha members is also six years, one year more than that of elected MPs. According to Article 80 of the Constitution, the total number of members in Rajya Sabha can be 250. Out of these 250, 238 members are elected from any state or union territory. The remaining 12 members can be any eminent person of the country. Whom the President nominates.