A steady exodus of opposition MPs has made the numbers more favourable than ever for the Modi government in the Rajya Sabha as the ruling NDA is now barely short of a majority and is comfortably placed with the support of friendly regional parties.
One more Congress MP quit his party on Wednesday and BJP sources said they expect more desertion from opposition ranks as political parties gear up for Parliament's Winter Session.
After a united opposition managed to thwart its legislative agenda in the House often during much of the first term, the ruling BJP negated the opposition's numerical superiority by wooing its members and coopting fence-sitters in Parliament's first session when it came back to power with a stronger mandate