Biennial elections are scheduled in June for 11 Rajya Sabha seats and 13 Uttar Pradesh (UP) Legislative Council seats. The SP on Tuesday announced the names of seven party candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for next month. BJP, having 41 MLAs, might resend Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi to Rajya Sabha, the party insiders saidRELATED STORIES The Rajya Sabha and the UP Legislative Council seats will fall vacant on July 4 and July 6, respectively. Main opposition BSP, with 80 MLAs, has already announced the candidature of its outgoing Rajya Sabha member S C Mishra.

Source: Times of India June 11, 2016 13:13 UTC