The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its list of candidates for the Rajya Sabha by-elections in 2024. The party has announced candidates for 9 Rajya Sabha seats across 8 states.

Candidates and States

• Assam: Mission Ranjan Das and Rameshwar Teli
• Bihar: Manan Kumar Mishra
• Haryana: Kiran Choudhary
• Madhya Pradesh: George Kurian
• Maharashtra: Dhairyasheel Patil
• Odisha: Mamta Mohanta
• Rajasthan: Sardar Ravneet Singh Bittu
• Tripura: Rajeev Bhattacharjee

Ravneet Singh Bittu, who lost in the Punjab Lok Sabha elections, has been chosen for the Rajya Sabha seat. After the Modi government took office for the third time, Bittu took an oath as a minister.

Vacant Seats and Reasons

• Maharashtra: 2 seats
• Bihar: 2 seats
• Assam: 2 seats
• Tripura: 1 seat
• Haryana: 1 seat
• Rajasthan: 1 seat
• Odisha: 1 seat
• Telangana: 1 seat
• Madhya Pradesh: 1 seat

Among these 12 seats, 10 became vacant after members contested Lok Sabha elections. In Odisha and Telangana, Rajya Sabha members resigned from their parties and gave up their seats. In Odisha, Mamta Mohanta left the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) to join the BJP. In Telangana, Keshav Rao joined Congress after leaving Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).