New Delhi, March 17 -- The biennial Rajya Sabha elections to fill 37 seats across 10 states were held on Monday, with 11 seats actually going to polls and the rest getting declared uncontested.

While 26 candidates in the fray won uncontested, the remaining 11 seats, including five in Bihar, four in Odisha, and two in Haryana were up for grabs.

Bihar's longest-serving chief minister Nitish Kumar, who had earlier announced his move to the Rajya Sabha to everyone's surprise, was among the prominent candidates in this year's polls.

Nitish Kumar was among the winners as the NDA swept Bihar, winning all five seats.

In Odisha, two seats went to the the BJP, while one was won by the BJD and another by an independent candidate.

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