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BJP-led NDA with nearly 100 seats widens gap with Opposition in Rajya Sabha

The Election Commission had announced biennial polls to 61 seats, including 55 in March, but the process was delayed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic

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n total, the BJP won 17, Congress nine, BJP ally JDU three, BJD and the TMC four each, AIADMK and DMK three each, NCP, RJD and the TRS two each, and others rest, official sources said

Press Trust of India New Delhi

3 min read Last Updated : Jun 20 2020 | 5:01 PM IST

The NDA is now comfortably placed in the Rajya Sabha after the biennial election as the BJP's strong numbers in the assemblies and defections from the Opposition resulted in the saffron party having 86 seats in the House and the Congress merely 41.

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance now has nearly 100 members in the 245-member House. If the support of friendly parties like the AIADMK (9), BJD (9), YSR Congress Party (6), and several allied nominated members and smaller parties is counted, then the Modi government is unlikely to face any serious numerical challenge there.

The Election Commission had announced biennial

Topics : Coronavirus Bharatiya Janata Party BJP National Democratic Alliance Congress YSR Congress AIADMK Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha Parliament

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