Rajya Sabha in numbers ahead of Deputy Chairman poll

Updated: Thursday, August 9, 2018, 8:28 [IST]

New Delhi, Aug 9: An election to the post of Deputy Chairman in the Rajya Sabha is being held today. The opposition has named B K Hariprasad to take on the NDA. Harivansh.

Dy. Chairman polls: Rajya Sabha numbers, party wise

With 122 being the magic mark in the 245 member house, where one seat is vacant, it would be interesting to see, how the numbers are stacked up in the Rajya Sabha.

Do check out the table below:

Rajya Sabha Strength	245
Vacant Seats	01
Magic Number	122

NDA	93
BJP	73
BPF	01
JD(U)	06
Nominated	04
NPF	01
RPI (A)	01
SAD	03
SDF	01
Shiv Sena	03

Joint opposition	109
Trinamool Congress	13
Bahujan Samaj Party	04
Communist Party of India	02
Communist Party of India (M)	05
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	04
Congress	50
Indian Union Muslim League	01
Kerala Congress (M)	01
Nationalist Congress Party	04
Rashtriya Janata Dal	05
Samajwadi Party	13
Telegu Desam Party	06