India, March 17 -- As expected, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won all the five seats in the Rajya Sabha election in Bihar held on Monday with a sound strategy for the fifth seat, while the Opposition could not ensure voting by all its 41 legislators after four of them abstained.

The five NDA winners are Bihar chief minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar, who has announced to step down for his debut in the Rajya Sabha, BJP national president Nitin Nabin, Union minister Ram Nath Thakur, BJP leader Shivesh Kumar and Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) chief Upendra Kushwaha.

While the NDA ensured that all its 202 members voted much before the end of scheduled voting, four from the Opposition camp, including three from the Congress and o...