Rajya Sabha — current affairs timeline

2026

• 30 Sep 2026Election Commission notifies biennial Rajya Sabha polls for 11 seats and a West Bengal bypoll

  The Election Commission issued a notification for biennial elections to 11 Rajya Sabha seats — ten in Uttar Pradesh and one in Uttarakhand. Ten outgoing members…

• 17 Sep 2026India's Parliamentary Delegation Led by Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Joins 69th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Cape Town

  An Indian Parliamentary Delegation led by Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh is participating in the 69th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) being h…

• 01 Aug 2026Rajya Sabha Passes Anti-Paper Leak Amendment Bill 2026

  The Rajya Sabha passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 on July 30, 2026. The bill prescribes imprisonment of five to t…

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• 01 Aug 2026Rajya Sabha Passes Bill Criminalising Insult to Vande Mataram

  The Rajya Sabha passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 on July 30, 2026. The bill criminalises deliberate obstruction or ins…

• 16 Jul 2026Veteran Congress Leader and Former Rajya Sabha MP H. Hanumanthappa Passes Away

  H. Hanumanthappa, a former Rajya Sabha member and senior Indian National Congress (INC) leader, died at the age of 94. He passed away on July 12, 2026, in Benga…

• 24 Apr 2026Dr Gopalrao Patil passes away as former Rajya Sabha member
• 18 Apr 2026Harivansh Narayan Singh elected Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
• 17 Apr 2026Rajya Sabha reconstitutes panel of Vice‑Chairpersons

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