India, Jan. 18 -- The tenure of two current Rajya Sabha MPs, Prem Chand Gupta and Parimal Nathwani, will be ending on 9 April.

New Delhi: Congress leader and former Union Minister of Home (State) R.P.N. Singh and former Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Shibu Soren, are the front-runners for the two Rajya Sabha seats that will fall vacant in April from Jharkhand.

The tenure of two current Rajya Sabha MPs, Prem Chand Gupta and Parimal Nathwani, will be ending on 9 April. Singh, who is the state in-charge of Jharkhand, is likely to be rewarded for the "right" ticket selection and withstanding the pressure from senior state leaders while finalising candidates for the Assembly polls. The Congress, which contested on 31 seats, won on 16 seats. A...