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Rajya Sabha strength: BJP on top, check this table out
Here is how the numbers stand in the Rajya Sabha.
The BJP created history when it became the largest political party in the Rajya Sabha. The BJP with 58 members overtook the Congress which today has 57.
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The BJP overtook the Congress with the election of Samapatiya Uikey. She was elected to the upper house of Parliament following a by-election in Madhya Pradesh. This seat was held by Anil Madhav Dave who passed away recently.
BJP makes history, overtakes Congress to become largest party in Rajya Sabha
Here is how the numbers stand in the Rajya Sabha.
Slno | Party | Strength |
---|---|---|
1 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP ) | 58 |
2 | Indian National Congress (INC ) | 57 |
3 | Samajwadi Party (SP ) | 18 |
4 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazagham (AIADMK ) | 13 |
5 | ALL INDIA TRINAMOOL CONGRESS (AITC ) | 12 |
6 | Janata Dal (United) (JD(U) ) | 10 |
7 | Biju Janata Dal (BJD ) | 8 |
8 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M) ) | 8 |
9 | Nominated (NOM. ) | 8 |
10 | Telugu Desam Party (TDP ) | 6 |
11 | Independent & Others (IND. ) | 6 |
12 | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP ) | 5 |
13 | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP ) | 5 |
14 | Dravida Munnetra Kazagham (DMK ) | 4 |
15 | Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS ) | 3 |
16 | Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD ) | 3 |
17 | Shiv Sena (SS ) | 3 |
18 | Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD ) | 3 |
19 | J&K Peoples Democratic Party (J&K PDP ) | 2 |
20 | Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S) ) | 1 |
21 | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM ) | 1 |
22 | Kerala Congress (M) (KC(M) ) | 1 |
23 | Indian National Lok Dal s(INLD) | 1 |
24 | Indian Union Muslim League (IUML ) | 1 |
25 | Communist Party of India (CPI ) | 1 |
26 | Bodoland People's Front (BPF ) | 1 |
27 | Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF ) | 1 |
28 | Republican Party of India (A) (RPI(A) ) | 1 |
29 | Naga Peoples Front (NPF ) | 1 |
30 | Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP ) | 1 |
Vacancies: Total: |
2 245 |
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Story first published: Friday, August 4, 2017, 7:33 [IST]