PATNA, Feb. 28 -- As the senior BJP leaders in New Delhi deliberate over the names of Rajya Sabha candidadtes from Bihar, like the assembly elections, the NDA smaller partner, Jitan Ram Manjhi-led HAM-S has raised the demand for at least one seat.

The Election Commission has issued a notification for biennial polls for 37 Rajya Sabha seats in 10 states. Nominations are to be filed till March 5 and the elections are scheduled for March 16.

Manjhi who had bargained hard during the seat sharing excercise during the Bihar assembly election 2025, on Saturday, that his party Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) should be given a Rajya Sabha seat in Bihar. Manjhi's party contested on six assembly seats and won on ffive while Kushwaha's RLM contested o...