BJP nears two-thirds majority in Rajya Sabha amid Opposition defections is among the main developments being tracked today. Parliament numbers: NDA strength rises in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha as Trinamool Congress rebels back the BJP. Fresh exits, West Bengal vacancies and upcoming elections could reshape Parliament arithmetic ahead of the Monsoon Session debates.
Parliament numbers: NDA strength rises in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha as Trinamool Congress rebels back the BJP.
Fresh exits, West Bengal vacancies and upcoming elections could reshape Parliament arithmetic ahead of the Monsoon Session debates.
New Delhi: The BJP’s quest for a numerical supremacy in Parliament to avoid instances of failing to amend the Constitution may be a long road in the Lok Sabha while it is cruising towards a two-thirds majority in the Rajya Sabha aided by defections from rivals.
At least 20 Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha members have severed their links with their leadership and indicated their support to the BJP-led NDA while three Rajya Sabha members from the Mamata Banerjee-led party have quit the Upper House in recent days.
The BJP-led NDA has the support of 294 members, including Speaker Om Birla and independent, in the Lok Sabha but the ruling coalition could now boast of 314 members’ support with the rebel Trinamool MPs aligning with the saffron camp, which needs another 49 for two-thirds majority in the House of 543.
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