India, May 23 -- Biennial elections to fill 24 Rajya Sabha seats across 10 states will be held on June 18, the Election Commission announced on Friday, inaugurating a poll cycle where the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will look to inch closer towards the two-thirds majority mark in the Upper House.

The poll panel also announced by-elections for one seat each in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.

Former prime minister HD Deve Gowda, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Union ministers George Kurien and Ravneet Singh Bittu are among the Rajya Sabha members whose terms are ending in June.

The last date for filling nominations is June 8 and the results will be declared on June 18. The Bharatiya Janata Party is the single-largest party with ...