2026 Rajya Sabha elections

2026 Rajya Sabha elections

March – November 2026

72 of the 233 elected seats in the Rajya Sabha
123 total seats needed for a majority
 
Leader J. P. Nadda Mallikarjun Kharge
Party BJP INC
Alliance NDA INDIA
Leader since 24 June 2024 16 February 2021
Current seats 98 27
Current Alliance seats 121 80

Incumbent Majority

National Democratic Alliance



The 2026 Rajya Sabha elections will be held as part of a routine six-year cycle of the upper house of the Parliament of India from 16 March to November 2026 to elect 72 of its 245 members, of which the states through their legislators elect 233, and the remaining 12 are appointed by the President.