Context: The recent Rajya Sabha elections saw NDA winning multiple seats in Bihar and Odisha, while polling in Haryana was delayed due to complaints to the Election Commission.
About Rajya Sabha Elections
- Nature: Indirect elections where elected MLAs of State Legislative Assemblies elect members to Rajya Sabha of Parliament.
- Constitutional Basis: Article 80 of the Constitution.
- Conducted by: Election Commission of India (ECI).
- System: Proportional Representation by Single Transferable Vote (PR–STV).
- Voting: Open ballot system (introduced in 2003) — MLAs show vote to party agent.
- Anti-defection Law: Not applicable to Rajya Sabha elections. Hence, political parties cannot issue a binding “Whip”.
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