BJP first social gathering since 1990 to the touch 100-seat mark in Rajya Sabha, tally might drop once more

By PTI

NEW DELHI: For the primary time in its historical past, the BJP has achieved the feat of getting 100 members in Rajya Sabha after the social gathering received one seat every in Assam, Tripura and Nagaland within the elections held on Thursday.

Once the outcomes are notified, the BJP’s tally will formally attain the landmark however its maintain on the triple determine could also be tenuous as polls to round 52 extra seats shall be held quickly and it’s anticipated to undergo a drop in its numbers from states like Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Jharkhand.

Whether the BJP’s anticipated beneficial properties from Uttar Pradesh, the place it could win no less than eight of the 11 potential vacancies, will make up for the loss stays to be seen. Out of the 11 retiring Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh, 5 are from the BJP.

In the lately held biennial polls for 13 Rajya Sabha seats throughout six states, the BJP misplaced its solitary seat from Punjab however gained one every from the three northeastern states and Himachal Pradesh the place all 5 outgoing members have been from opposition events.

In Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party received all 5 seats. While the Rajya Sabha web site is but to inform the brand new tally, the BJP’s numbers will attain 100 if the three seats it has gained within the newest spherical of elections are added to the present 97.

BJP’s IT division in-charge Amit Malviya tweeted, “BJP and its allies win both the Rajya Sabha seats from Assam. The other two seats from North East, namely Tripura and Nagaland also won by the BJP. This makes it 4/4. Congress draws a neat blank. The BJP now has 100 members in the Rajya Sabha. No party has been there after 1988.” The BJP’s tally, regardless of approach wanting majority within the 245-member House, highlights its steady rise since Prime Minister Narendra Modi led it to its majority in Lok Sabha within the 2014 polls.

The BJP’s energy in Rajya Sabha was 55 in 2014 and has since steadily inched up because the social gathering received energy in plenty of states.

The final time a celebration had 100 or extra seats within the Upper House was in 1990 when the then ruling Congress had 108 members earlier than its regular decline.

Its energy in Rajya Sabha fell to 99 within the 1990 biennial polls and continued to say no because it misplaced a stream of states and the coalition period started and continued until 2014.