BJP set to win unopposed on nine of 12 Rajya Sabha seats
Business Standard|August 22, 2024
The 12 vacancies in the Rajya Sabha (RS) are set to be filled without voting, which will see the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) win nine seats, including two that it will wrest from the INDIA bloc, helping it inch closer to a 100 seats by the winter session in the 245member Council of States.
BJP set to win unopposed on nine of 12 Rajya Sabha seats

The BJP is currently at 87 seats in the RS. It is set to retain six seats and gain three two from the Congress and one from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). The Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party and Upendra Kushwaha-led Rashtriya Lok Morcha, both constituents of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), are set to win a seat each from Maharashtra and Bihar.

In addition to these dozen vacancies, there are four vacancies in the nominated category. The BJP could reach the 100 mark if these nominated members opt to join the party within six months.

Currently, of the existing eight nominated Members Parliament (MPs), two are with the BJP.

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