BJP Candidates Elected Unopposed to Rajya Sabha in Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh
BJP candidates were elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha seats in two Indian states on June 11, 2026: four candidates in Gujarat and Tai Tagak in Arunachal Pradesh. The unopposed elections occurred because no other parties fielded competing candidates before the nomination withdrawal deadline. These elections fill vacancies created by the expiring terms of incumbent members from both states.
On June 11, 2026, all four BJP Rajya Sabha candidates from Gujarat—Rajubhai Shukla, Mansinh Parmar, Mukeshbhai Rathwa, and Jitendra Kanjariya—were declared elected unopposed after the nomination withdrawal deadline passed with no competing candidates. The Congress party, the main opposition, did not field a candidate. Separately, BJP's Tai Tagak was elected unopposed to the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Arunachal Pradesh under the same circumstances. These unopposed elections were necessitated by the expiring terms of sitting members: four from Gujarat (three BJP members and one Congress member) and one from Arunachal Pradesh. The candidates elected represent various party positions and backgrounds, including district-level leaders and OBC and tribal representatives within the BJP.
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