India, May 5 -- Starting next year, the Rajya Sabha will undergo a reshuffle in 15 seats as a result of the impact of the latest round of assembly elections. Biennial elections are due in Kerala, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry during the next two years while West Bengal has no Rajya Sabha polls due before the 2029 Lok Sabha elections; between 2029 and 2032, all 16 Raya Sabha seats in the state will be up for re-election. TMC, which lost the West Bengal polls, will not lose any seats till 2029 as there are no vacancies from the system.

In the next two years, the Congress's Rajya Sabha tally can go up from the current 29 to 32 seats. The BJP will gain one seat to reach 114 while the DMK will be reduced to seven seats in the Rajya Sabha f...