Congress leader and former union minister Kapil Sibal, former Bihar CM Rabri Devi and master strategist Prashant Kishor may reap the benefits of the Bihar poll results. All three may be Rajya Sabha MPs from Bihar. But that's still a big may be.


In July 2016, five Bihar Rajya Sabha MPs will be retiring, among them are Sharad Yadav, Pavan Verma and KC Tyagi. There are bright chances that two of the three will be renominated. There is a is a possibility that Pavan Verma may be brought back to Bihar and a new face sent to Delhi instead.


Bihar CM Nitish Kumar wants to reward Prashat Kishor with a pivotal position in Delhi, which is likely to be a Rajya Sabha seat. As much as its a reward for Kishor who strategised Nitish's poll campaign, the move is also an attempt to annoy and humiliate PM Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah.


Remember, Kishor led Modi to victory in the Lok Sabha elections with his Chai pe charcha and 3D hologram campaigns, but was dumped after the BJP swept the elections. Nitish's message to Modi with Kishor as a RS MP is this: Reward someone who helped you win.


Hectic lobbying has begun in New Delhi for the Rajya Sabha nominations. Lalu Prasad Yadav has openly declared that he will be interested in national politics and will take on Modi in Delhi.


But for that, Lalu needs a government bungalow in Lutyens Delhi to stay. And the way to get it is to field Rabri Devi is a Rajya Sabha candidate. If she is nominated, she is entitled to get a spacious type eight bungalow where Lalu can stay.


KC Tyagi who became a Rajya Sabha MP on a vacancy is likely to be fielded again.


While it's still early days, sources tell us Kapil Sibal is likely to get into the RS. Sibal is lobbying with the Congress to get a seat for him from Bihar. His argument is that he is the only one who can take on Arun Jaitley, who is the leader of the house in the Rajya Sabha, in a debtate. Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is convinced, but not the Bihar Congress leadership.


The problem is that the list of aspirants for the Rajya Sabha from Bihar is now increasing. With 27 MLAs, the Congress will take second preference to the RJD's 80-seat win.