12 Members Elected Unopposed To Rajya Sabha, NDA Touches Majority Mark

New Delhi: 

The ruling NDA reached majority mark in the Rajya Sabha today as nine BJP members and two from allies were elected unopposed in the by-polls for the upper house. With the nine, BJP’s strength has reached 96, taking NDA to 112  in the upper house. Among the three others to get elected unopposed were one each from NDA allies NCP faction of Ajit Pawar faction and Rashtriya Lok Manch. The ruling alliance also has the support of six nominated and one independent members.

One member of the Congress also got elected, taking the Opposition numbers in the Upper House to 85.

Rajya Sabha has 245 seats, though currently there are eight vacancies — four from Jammu and Kashmir and four nominated. With the house’s current strength of 237, the majority mark is 119.