NDA constituent Janata Dal (United) has five seats. The ruling alliance also has some smaller parties like RPI-Athawale, Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) and Bodoland People’s Front (BPF). Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), Mizo National Front (MNF), National People’s Party (NPP), Naga People’s Front (NPF), which have one seat each, totalling seven seats.
The ruling alliance can also seek support on crucial bills from parties that are extending issue-based support to the NDA. These include the AIADMK with nine MPs, BJD with nine MPs, TRS with seven MPs and YSRCP which has six MPs in Rajya Sabha.
The Samajwadi Party has lost three seats in these RS polls in Uttarakhand and UP and the BSP lost one seat. Those elected unopposed today included BJP’s Neeraj Shekhar, Arun Singh, Geeta Shakya, Haridwar Dubey, Brijlal, BL Varma and Seema Dwivedi; Samajwadi Party’s Ram Gopal Yadav; and BSP’s Ramji…