The Rajya Sabha elections were held on 23 of March to fill the vacancies that will arise after 58 members of the upper house retire early next month. This time, the Rajya Sabha elections were held to elect members from 16 states. Rajya Sabha has a total of 245 seats […]
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What is the role of Rajya Sabha as an upper house in our legislature?
The Rajya Sabha election results are just out. But does it cause much of a stir among the common people? Not really. Why will it? The common people do not directly elect the members of the Upper House and so the Rajya Sabha does not represent them. Rajya Sabha: Composition […]
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What went wrong with BJP in the Gujarat Rajya Sabha Elections?
The Gujarat Rajya Sabha Elections were held on 8th August 2017. The previous three members of the Rajya Sabha, Ahmed Patel (INC), Smriti Irani (BJP) and Dilip Pandya (BJP), were set to retire on 18th August 2017. Amit Shah, who was standing for the first time in the Rajya Sabha […]