Rajya Sabha
Upper house of the Parliament of India
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The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. As of 2021 it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using single transferable votes through Open Ballot while the President can appoint 12 members for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services. The potential seating capacity of the Rajya Sabha is 250, according to article 80 of the Indian Constitution. Members sit for staggered terms lasting six years, with elections every year with about a third of the 233 designates up for election every two years, in even-numbered years. The Rajya Sabha meets in continuous sessions, and unlike the Lok Sabha, being the lower house of the Parliament, the Rajya Sabha, which is the upper house of Parliament, is not subjected to dissolution. However, the Rajya Sabha, like the Lok Sabha can be prorogued by the President.
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Sonia Gandhi chairs meeting of party MPs to discuss pandemic situationCongress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday chaired a meeting of all party MPs from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to assess the situation arising out of the second wave of Covid-19 and evolve a political..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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Election to 3 Rajya Sabha seats in Kerala to be held on April 30: ECIndiaTimes - Published | |
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TMC MPs rush to Delhi to stop 'bulldozing' of GNCTD Bill in Rajya SabhaTMC MP Derek O'Brien on Wednesday said his party MPs have rushed to the national capital to stop the "bulldozing" of bill that seeks to give more power to the Delhi Lieutenant Governor, in the Rajya..IndiaTimes - Published | Time to frame CAA rules extended by ParliamentThe government has been granted time till April 9 by Lok Sabha and July 9 by Rajya Sabha to frame rules under the citizenship law.IndiaTimes - Published |
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Foreign funding licences of 8,353 NGOs not renewed in last 5 years, govt tells Rajya SabhaIndiaTimes - Published | Army got 7 complaints of human rights violations in 2020, none found to be true: Minister of state for defence Shripad NaikThe Army had received 26 complaints of human rights violations in 2019 and one of them was found to be true, he said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha. In 2018, there were 42 such complaints, but they..IndiaTimes - Published |
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