New Delhi, March 3 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on 3 March announced nine candidates the the Rajya Sabha polls scheduled for March 16, with party National President Nitin Nabin set to contest from Bihar.

The party has also Shivesh Kumar from Bihar. From Assam, the saffron party has nominated Terash Gowalla and Jogen Mohan, while from Chhattisgarh, it has named Laxmi Verma as its candidate.

The party has fielded Sanjay Bhatia from Haryana and State unit chief Manmohan Samal along with Sujeet Kumar from Odisha

From West Bengal, the party has fielded Rahul Sinha.

Biennial elections to 37 Rajya Sabha seats across 10 states will be held on 16 March, the Election Commission announced on 18 February, setting the stage for a politicall...