The BJP is geared up for the June 18 election,PM took meeting

The BJP is geared up for the June 18 election, with sources saying that a meeting of the party’s central election committee was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last night. The party’s strategy for the Rajya Sabha polls was discussed at the meeting alongside other matters, it is learned.

The NDA, the ruling bloc helmed by the BJP, is convinced that the election would see its Rajya Sabha tally cross 150 and bring it closer to a two-thirds majority. It currently has 148 MPs in the Upper House and is projected to win 17-18 out of the total 27 seats up for grabs this election.

The election comes at a time the tenures of several prominent leaders draw to a close, including Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, former prime minister HD Deve Gowda, former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh, and Union Ministers George Kurian and Ravneet Singh Bittu.(updated on 2nd june 2026)