Coordinates | 6°7′55″N1°13′22″N |
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background color | #BC0111 |
text color | #FFFFFF |
name | Council of States |
native name | राज्य सभा |
transcription name | Rājya Sabhā |
coa pic | Emblem of India.svg |
coa res | 125px |
coa alt | Chamber's room |
house type | Upper House |
body | Parliament of India |
leader1 type | The Chairman |
leader1 | Mohammad Hamid Ansari |
party1 | I |
election1 | 11 August 2007 |
leader2 type | Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha |
leader2 | K. Rahman Khan |
party2 | INC |
election2 | 3 January 2007 |
leader3 type | Leader of the House |
leader3 | Dr Manmohan Singh |
party3 | INC |
election3 | 22 May 2004 |
leader4 type | Leader of Opposition |
leader4 | Arun Jaitley |
party4 | BJP |
election4 | 3 June 2009 |
members | 245 |
political groups1 | UPA |
session res | 250 px |
session alt | This is a view of the chamber of Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament of India) in Sansad Bhavan taken from the Distinguished Visitors Gallery |
meeting place | Chamber of Rajya Sabha, Sansad Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi |
website | |
footnotes | }} |
The "Council of States" or Rajya Sabha () is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Membership is limited to 250 members, 12 of whom are chosen by the President of India for their expertise in specific fields of art, literature, science, and social services. These members are known as nominated members. The remainder of the body is elected by the state and territorial legislatures. Terms of office are for six years, with one third of the members retiring every two years.
The Rajya Sabha meets in continuous sessions and, unlike the Lok Sabha, is not subject to dissolution. The Rajya Sabha has equal footing in all areas of legislation with Lok Sabha, except in the area of supply, where the Lok Sabha has overriding powers. In the case of conflicting legislation, a joint sitting of the two houses is held.
However, since the Lok Sabha has twice as many members as the Rajya Sabha, it would normally hold the greater power in such joint sessions. Only three joint sessions have been held; the last one was for the passage of the anti-terror law POTA in 2002.
The Vice-President of India (currently, Hamid Ansari) is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, who is elected from amongst its members, takes care of the day-to-day matters of the house in the absence of the Chairman. The Rajya Sabha held its first sitting on 13 May 1952.
The Rajya Sabha has at most 250 members. Out of them 238 are elected indirectly by the state legislatures or by the union territory legislation if it has one (Only National Capital Territory of Delhi and Puducherry have legislatures). Seats are allotted in proportion to the population of each state / union territory. The other 12 members are nominated by the President of India.
Alliances (after 2010 election) | Party | MPs |
71 | ||
7 | ||
7 | ||
3 | ||
align=left | 2 | |
1 | ||
align=left rowspan=7 valign=top | 51 | |
7 | ||
4 | ||
3 | ||
2 | ||
1 | ||
1 | ||
align=left rowspan=6 valign=top | 13 | |
6 | ||
5 | ||
5 | ||
4 | ||
1 | ||
5 | ||
18 | ||
4 | ||
2 | ||
1 | ||
1 | ||
1 | ||
8 | ||
6 | ||
1 | ||
245 |
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