The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance is just four short of the majority mark of 121 in the 240-member House. On Tuesday, the BJP won 10 Rajya Sabha seats and 20 unopposed earlier. Fifty-six Rajya Sabha seats fell vacant in April.
With the win of these 30 seats, the BJP’s tally in Rajya Sabha will go up to 97 and NDA to 117, once all 56 members take oath. The BJP remains the single largest party in the Rajya Sabha with 97 members, including five nominated MPs who joined the party, followed by the Congress with 29 members.
The strength of the Rajya Sabha will now stand at 240 after factoring in five vacancies – four from Jammu and Kashmir and one from the nominated member category.
The Rajya Sabha elections for 15 seats across three states were marked by cross-voting, with the BJP winning 10 seats, the Congress three and the Samajwadi Party two seats. The BJP was the main gainer, having won an additional seat in Uttar Pradesh and bagging one in Himachal Pradesh.
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