India, Feb. 19 -- The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) is set to win four of the five Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal that will go to biennial polls on March 16, just ahead of the crucial assembly elections in the eastern state, while the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to secure one seat.

After the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced the schedule for the biennial elections to 37 Rajya Sabha seats across 10 states, including five from West Bengal, speculations grew over the choices of candidates from the two parties.

While terms of TMC's Subrata Bakshi, Ritabrata Banerjee and Saket Gokhale and CPI(M)'s Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya will end on April 2, the fifth seat fell vacant after the resigna...