All the candidates have been elected unopposed before the by-elections to 12 seats in 9 states. All these candidates have won two seats each in Assam, Bihar and Maharashtra and one seat each in Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tripura, Telangana and Odisha. In fact, many Rajya Sabha members contested and won the Lok Sabha elections
Before the by-elections on 12 seats in 9 states, 3 BJP candidates have been elected unopposed. These include Ravneet Singh Bittu from Rajasthan, Upendra Kushwaha and Manan Kumar Mishra from Bihar. Victory certificates have been issued to all three candidates. After winning in Bihar, both the candidates had a courtesy meeting with Chief Minister Nitish
BJP has released the list of candidates for the by-elections to be held on 9 Rajya Sabha seats in 8 states. Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu will be the BJP candidate from Rajasthan. Manan Kumar Mishra from Bihar, Kiran Chaudhary from Haryana, Union Minister George Kurien from Madhya Pradesh, Dhairyasheel Patil from Maharashtra, Mamta Mohanta