Rajya Sabha Elections Subject: Polity Section: Parliament The Rajya Sabha or the Upper House of Parliament is modeled after the House of Lords in the United Kingdom. Composition of the house Article 80 of the Constitution has provisions for members of the Rajya Sabha. Currently, it has 245 members, including 233 elected members […]

Subject: Polity Context: Rajya Sabha election has been concluded for 19 seats recently. Concept: A third of Members of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha (which is a permanent House and is not subject to dissolution), from each State retire once in two years and polls are held to fill up the vacancies. Only elected members […]

Subject: Polity Context: Voting for 18 Rajya Sabha seats which deferred due to the nationwide lockdown held on June 19. Concept: Members of Rajya Sabha are elected by the elected members of the Assemblies of States and Union territories in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. Parliament […]