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BJP-led NDA crosses majority mark in Rajya Sabha after unopposed election of 12 members

The Rajya Sabha is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. It has a maximum membership of 250, of which 238 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories, while the president can appoint 12 members.

Edited By: Anurag Roushan @Candid_Tilaiyan New Delhi Updated on: August 28, 2024 6:20 IST
BJP-led NDA crosses majority mark in Rajya Sabha after unopposed election of 12 members
Image Source : PTI An image of the Rajya Sabha.

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has successfully crossed the majority mark in the Rajya Sabha following the unopposed election of 12 new members to the Upper House.  The Rajya Sabha has a total of 245 seats, but with eight current vacancies, four from Jammu and Kashmir and four nominated, the house's current strength stands at 237. This sets the majority mark at 119, with NDA successfully crossing this mark as it has now a total of 121 seats.  This development further consolidates the NDA's position in the Upper House of Parliament, enhancing its ability to pass key legislation. 

The BJP's strength in the Rajya Sabha has risen to 96 following the unopposed election of its nine members, bringing the National Democratic Alliance to a total of 121 seats in the Upper House. Meanwhile, two members from the NDA's allies, including one each from Ajit Pawar's faction of the NCP and the Rashtriya Lok Manch, were also elected unopposed. Additionally, the ruling alliance enjoys the backing of six nominated members and one independent member. Meanwhile, the Congress saw one of its members elected, bringing the Opposition's numbers in the Rajya Sabha to 85.

A look at numbers in Rajya Sabha

Total members: 245

Present strength: 237 (8 vacant including 4 of Jammu and Kashmir and 4 Nominated) 
Majority mark: 119

  • NDA: 121
  • BJP: 96
  • JDU: 04
  • NCP: 03
  • SHS: 01
  • PMK: 01
  • AGP: 01
  • UPPL: 01
  • TMC-M: 01
  • NPP: 01
  • RPI-A: 01
  • RLM: 01
  • RLD: 01
  • JDS: 01
  • Independents: 02
  • Nominated: 06

Who are 12 unopposed elected candidates?

The BJP candidates elected unopposed included Ravneet Singh Bittu from Rajasthan, Manan Kumar Mishra from Bihar, Kiran Choudhry from Haryana, George Kurien from Madhya Pradesh, Dhirya Sheel Patil from Maharashtra, Rajeev Bhattacharjee from Tripura, Mamata Mohanta from Odisha, Mission Ranjan Dass and Rameshwar Teli from Assam. Meanwhile, Congress's Abhishek Manu Singhvi was elected unopposed from Telangana. NCP Ajit Pawar faction's Nitin Patil got elected from Maharashtra and RLM's Upendra Kushwaha was elected to the upper house from Bihar.

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