Recent Rajya Sabha by-elections saw several key figures elected unopposed, significantly boosting the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) strength in the upper house to 112 seats. Union ministers Ravneet Singh Bittu and George Kurian, along with senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi and former minister Upendra Kushwaha, were among the notable unopposed winners. The elections filled vacancies created by the resignation of members who moved to the Lok Sabha, with successful candidates from states including Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Assam, and Maharashtra. The NDA's increased numbers in the Rajya Sabha are expected to ease the passage of contentious bills in the future. The opposition's INDIA bloc now has 85 seats in the upper house.