NDA set to sweep all 4 Rajya Sabha seats from Andhra Pradesh on June 18
Synopsis
With 164 of 175 Assembly seats, the TDP-led NDA in Andhra Pradesh needs no contest to claim all four Rajya Sabha berths up for grabs on 18 June. The elections will mark Jana Sena's Upper House debut and BJP's third Rajya Sabha MP from the state — cementing the NDA's post-2024 dominance in both chambers.
Key Takeaways
The NDA is set to win all 4 Rajya Sabha seats from Andhra Pradesh in polls scheduled for 18 June .
TDP (135 seats) is expected to retain 2 seats ; BJP and Jana Sena will get 1 seat each .
The four vacancies arise as terms of Alla Ayodhya Rami Reddy , Nathwani Parimal , Pilli Subhaschandra Bose (YSRCP), and Sana Satish Babu (TDP) expire on 21 June .
Jana Sena , led by Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan , will make its Rajya Sabha debut through this election.
YSRCP holds only 11 Assembly seats , making it mathematically incapable of winning any of the four seats.
Nominations open 1 June ; last date to file is 8 June .
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Andhra Pradesh is virtually certain to win all four Rajya Sabha seats going to polls on 18 June, backed by its commanding majority in the 175-member state Legislative Assembly. The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule on Friday as part of biennial elections to 24 Rajya Sabha seats across 10 states.
Seat-Sharing Under NDA
The TDP, which holds 135 Assembly seats, is expected to retain two Rajya Sabha berths, while one seat each will go to its coalition partners — the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Jana Sena Party (JSP). Chief Minister and TDP President N. Chandrababu Naidu is understood to have already finalised this seat-sharing arrangement with his allies.
The JSP, headed by Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, will be making its debut in the Rajya Sabha through this election. The BJP, meanwhile, is poised to secure its third Rajya Sabha MP from Andhra Pradesh, having already won two seats in recent by-elections.
Who Is Retiring and Why the Seats Are Vacant
The four vacancies arise as the terms of sitting members expire on 21 June. The retiring members are Alla Ayodhya Rami Reddy, Nathwani Parimal, and Pilli Subhaschandra Bose — all from the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) — and Sana Satish Babu of the TDP. The NDA's dominance over the opposition YSRCP, which holds only 11 Assembly seats, makes a contested outcome highly unlikely.
Election Schedule
According to the ECI, the official notification will be issued on 1 June, with the last date for filing nominations set at 8 June. Polling, if required, will be conducted on 18 June. Given the NDA's numerical strength, a unanimous result — as seen in the December 2024 by-elections — remains the most probable outcome.
Background: NDA's Rajya Sabha Momentum Since 2024
This election follows a series of significant shifts in Andhra Pradesh's representation in the Upper House. After the NDA's landslide victory in the May 2024 Assembly elections, three YSRCP Rajya Sabha members resigned — Mopidevi Venkataramana Rao, B. Masthan Rao, and Krishnaiah. In the subsequent by-elections in December 2024, TDP fielded Satish Babu and Masthan Rao while BJP fielded Krishnaiah; all three were elected unopposed.
Notably, the TDP had previously failed to win any Rajya Sabha seat in the February 2024 elections due to insufficient Assembly numbers — marking the first time in the party's four-decade history it had no Upper House representation. That absence ended decisively after its Assembly sweep. Satish Babu, a businessman-turned-politician considered close to TDP Working President Nara Lokesh, is widely expected to be retained for one of the two TDP seats, while competition for the second berth remains open among party aspirants.
With the NDA's combined tally of 164 Assembly seats against the YSRCP's 11, the June elections are expected to formalise the coalition's grip on Andhra Pradesh's Rajya Sabha representation.
Point of View
This is yet another institutional marker of its post-2024 collapse — from commanding the state's entire Rajya Sabha delegation to zero representation. The real story here is not who wins, but how completely one political era has been displaced by another in under 12 months.
NationPress
6 Aug 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Rajya Sabha seats from Andhra Pradesh are going to polls in June 2025?
Four Rajya Sabha seats from Andhra Pradesh are up for election on 18 June 2025, as the terms of four sitting members expire on 21 June. The Election Commission of India announced the schedule as part of biennial elections to 24 seats across 10 states.
Why is the NDA expected to win all four Rajya Sabha seats from Andhra Pradesh?
The TDP-led NDA holds a combined 164 seats in the 175-member Andhra Pradesh Assembly — TDP with 135, Jana Sena with 21, and BJP with 8 — against the YSRCP's 11 seats. This overwhelming majority makes it mathematically impossible for the opposition to win any of the four seats.
Who are the retiring Rajya Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh?
The four retiring members are Alla Ayodhya Rami Reddy, Nathwani Parimal, and Pilli Subhaschandra Bose — all from the YSRCP — and Sana Satish Babu of the TDP, whose terms end on 21 June 2025.
What is Jana Sena's significance in this Rajya Sabha election?
Jana Sena, headed by Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, is set to win its first-ever Rajya Sabha seat, marking the party's debut in the Upper House of Parliament. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is reported to have already allocated one seat to Jana Sena as part of the NDA seat-sharing arrangement.
What is the election schedule for the Andhra Pradesh Rajya Sabha seats?
The official notification will be issued on 1 June, with the last date for nominations set at 8 June. Polling, if necessary, will be held on 18 June 2025.
