India, Jan. 11 -- Congress' wins, on its own or in alliance, may help it gain a few seats.

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which was moving towards the majority mark in the Rajya Sabha, is unlikely to make any substantial gain in 2020 due to electoral reverses in Assembly elections in the last two years in states like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. On the contrary, the Congress may gain a few seats.

Elections for 75 Rajya Sabha seats will be held this year with 70 members set to retire, including 18 from the BJP and 17 from the Congress. Besides, there are five seats lying vacant, as per information available on the Rajya Sabha website.

The total strength of the Upper House is 245 and ...