Even with Akali Dal out, Rajya Sabha will see BJP dominance

While the polity is fixated on the Bihar Assembly elections and the Congressruled states have taken it upon themselves to attempt undoing the Centres agri bills the BJPled National Democratic Alliance NDA is slowly inching towards its goal of getting a majority an achievable 123 seats in the Rajya Sabha where many crucial Bills faced stiff resistance from the opposition unlike in Lok SabhaWith a win in the byelection to a seat from Uttar Pradesh last month and polling for more seats from the state scheduled to take place in November the NDA will bolster its arithmetic towards that goal while making the BJP itself more powerful than ever beforeAs of today the saffron party has 86 members in the Rajya Sabha After the Rajya Sabha election to 10 seats from Uttar Pradesh and one from Uttarakhand next month the BJPs tally is set to climb to at least 94 or even 95The BJP has 305 members in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly and is sure to get eight of its candidates elected on its own strengthThe Om Prakash Rajbharled Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party SBSP had fought alongside the saffron party in the 2017 state polls and had bagged four seats back then But it later parted ways with the BJP However the BJP still has another existing ally Apna Dal Sonelal which won 9 seats These 9 seats may help BJP aim for the ninth seat as wellMeanwhile the BJP is poised to snatch the single Rajya Sabha seat from Uttarkhand tooWhile the BJP will certainly get mightier in the Rajya Sabha it has recently lost an ally in form of the Shiromani Akali Dal which has three Rajya Sabha membersWith existing constituents like the LJP the RPI the NPP among others the NDA numbers stand at 110 If all goes well the BJP is certain of taking the NDA number to 119 or even 120While the NDA may fall just short of a majority but the BJPs stronger avatar with stronger numbers on its own in the Rajya Sabha accompanied by many friendly parties like the Biju Janata Dal and the Telangana Rashtra Samithi that have helped it to pass legislations the BJPs job in the oppositiondominated upper house is all set to become much more easierThe BJP won 11 of the 24 seats in the recent Rajya Sabha polls in 10 states in which the likes of Jyotiraditya Scindia wonWhile the BJP has been dominating the Lok Sabha it was outnumbered in Rajya Sabha during the first tenure of Narendra Modi With BJPs state wins started to get reflected in Parliament as and when Rajya Sabha elections kept happening the BJPs stature in the Rajya Sabha swung from an underdog to a power to reckon withIn spite of stiff opposition the BJP managed to get controversial legislations like the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce Promotion and Facilitation Bill 2020 or the Farmers Empowerment and Protection Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill 2020 in the Rajya Sabha passed in the Monsoon session of ParlaimentThat was well before its nearcertain increase in power next month and amid allies walking out on itKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever