For the first time in several years, the Bhartiya Janta Party’s seats in Rajya Sabha have been reduced to below 90. However, the party is expected to revamp its position in the Upper House after by-elections to fill the existing vacancies are held in the coming weeks. The BJP-led NDA coalition is confident of winning two seats each in Maharashtra, Bihar and Assam. It is also eyeing to clinch a seat each in Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Tripura and Rajasthan as they have the dominating numbers against the opposition. The current strength of the Rajya Sabha is 226 with the BJP occupying 86 seats followed by Congress with 26 seats and TMC with 13 seats. Currently, there are 19 vacant seats in the Upper House.
