Rajya Sabha - Wikipedia Rajya Sabha For Current list of Rajya Sabha members, see List of current members of the Rajya Sabha. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( January 2018 ) Coordinates : 28 ° 37 ′ 0 '' N 77 ° 12 ′ 30 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 28.61667 ° N 77.20833 ° E ﻿ / 28.61667 ; 77.20833 Rajya Sabha Council of States Emblem of India Type Type Upper house of the Parliament of India Term limits 6 years Leadership Chairman ( Vice-President ) Venkaiah Naidu Since 11 August 2017 Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien, INC Since 21 August 2012 Leader of the House Arun Jaitley, BJP Since 2 June 2014 Leader of the Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad, INC Since 8 June 2014 Structure Seats 245 233 Elected 12 Nominated 1 Vacant ( 1 Elected Seat ) Political groups Government coalition ( 87 ) National Democratic Alliance ( 87 ) BJP ( 69 ) JD ( U ) ( 6 ) SAD ( 3 ) SS ( 3 ) JKPDP ( 2 ) BPF ( 1 ) NPF ( 1 ) RPI ( A ) ( 1 ) SDF ( 1 ) Opposition Parties ( 158 ) United Progressive Alliance ( 57 ) INC ( 51 ) DMK ( 4 ) IUML ( 1 ) KC ( M ) ( 1 ) Janata Parivar Parties ( 7 ) RJD ( 5 ) INLD ( 1 ) JD ( S ) ( 1 ) Unaligned Parties ( 79 ) AIADMK ( 13 ) AITC ( 13 ) SP ( 13 ) BJD ( 9 ) TDP ( 6 ) TRS ( 6 ) CPI ( M ) ( 5 ) BSP ( 4 ) NCP ( 4 ) AAP ( 3 ) YSRCP ( 2 ) CPI ( 1 ) Others ( 15 ) Nominated ( 8 ) Independents ( 6 ) Vacant ( 1 ) Elections Voting system Single transferable vote Last election 21 July and 08 August 2017 Next election 16 January and 23 March 2018 Meeting place Chamber of Rajya Sabha, Sansad Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi, India Website rajyasabha.nic.in The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Membership of Rajya Sabha is limited by the Constitution to a maximum of 250 members, and current laws have provision for 245 members. Most of the members of the House are indirectly elected by state and territorial legislatures using single transferable votes, while the President can appoint 12 members for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services. Members sit for staggered six - year terms, with one third of the members retiring every two years. The Rajya Sabha meets in continuous sessions, and unlike the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament, is not subject to dissolution. However, the Rajya Sabha, like the Lok Sabha can be prorogued by the President. 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 can be held. However, since the Lok Sabha has twice as many members as the Rajya Sabha, the former would normally hold the greater power. Joint sittings of the Houses of Parliament of India are rare, and in the history of the Republic, only three such joint - sessions have been held ; the latest one for the passage of the 2002 Prevention of Terrorism Act. The Vice President of India ( currently, Venkaiah Naidu ) is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, who presides over its sessions. The Deputy Chairman, who is elected from amongst the house 's 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 salary and other benefits for a member of Rajya Sabha are same as for a member of Lok Sabha. Rajya Sabha members are elected by state legislatures rather than directly through the electorate by single transferable vote method. Contents 1 Qualifications 2 Limitations 2.1 Money bills 2.2 Joint Sitting of the Parliament 2.3 No - confidence motion 3 Powers 3.1 Union - States Relations 3.2 Creation of All - India Services 4 Membership and Composition 4.1 Membership by party 5 Officers 5.1 Leader of the House 5.2 Leader of the Opposition 6 Secretariat 7 Media 8 See also 9 References 10 Further reading 11 External links Qualifications Article 84 of the Constitution lays down the qualifications for membership of Parliament. A member of the Rajya Sabha must : Must be a citizen of India. Must make and subscribe before some person authorized in that behalf by the Election Commission an oath or affirmation according to the form set out for the purpose in the Third Schedule to the Constitution. Must be at least 30 years old. Must be elected by the Legislative Assembly of States and Union territories by means of Single transferable vote through Proportional representation. Cannot be a proclaimed criminal. Cannot be an insolvent, i.e. he / she should not be in debt that he / she is not capable of repaying in a current manner and should have the ability to meet his / her financial expenses. Should not hold any other office of profit under the Government of India. Should not be of unsound mind. Must possess such other qualifications as may be prescribed in that behalf by or under any law made by Parliament. In addition, twelve members are nominated by the President of India having special knowledge in various areas like arts and science. However, they are not entitled to vote in Presidential elections as per Article 55 of the Constitution. Limitations The Constitution of India places some restrictions on Rajya Sabha which makes Lok Sabha more powerful in certain areas in comparison. Money bills The definition of a money bill is given in article 110 of constitution of India. A money bill can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha by a minister and only on recommendation of President of India. When the Lok Sabha passes a money bill then the Lok Sabha sends money bill to the Rajya Sabha council of states for 14 days during which it can make recommendations. Even if Rajya Sabha fails to return the money bill in 14 days to the Lok Sabha, that bill is deemed to have passed by both the Houses. Also, if the Lok Sabha rejects any ( or all ) of the amendments proposed by the Rajya Sabha, the bill is deemed to have been passed by both Houses of Parliament of India in the form the Lok Sabha finally passes it. This is because the Lok Sabha has largest number of representatives of peoples of India and so the Lok Sabha lower house also called house of the peoples is more powerful in comparison with Rajya Sabha council of states upper house. Hence, Rajya Sabha can only give recommendations for a money bill but Rajya Sabha can not amend a money bill this is to ensure that Rajya Sabha must not add any non money matters in money bill. Lok Sabha can reject all the recommendations of Rajya Sabha or can accept some or all of the recommendations. Decisions of the speaker of the Lok Sabha are final. There is no joint sitting of both houses with respect to money bills, because all final decisions are taken by the Lok Sabha. Joint sitting of the Parliament Article 108 provides for a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament in certain cases. A joint sitting can be convened by the President of India when one house has either rejected a bill passed by the other house, has not taken any action on a bill transmitted to it by the other house for six months, or has disagreed to the amendments proposed by the Lok Sabha on a bill passed by it. Considering that the numerical strength of Lok Sabha is more than twice that of Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha tends to have a greater influence in a joint sitting of Parliament. A joint session is chaired by the Speaker of Lok Sabha. Also, because the joint session is convened by the President on advice of the government, which already has a majority in Lok Sabha, the joint session is usually convened to get bills passed through a Rajya Sabha in which the government has a minority. Joint sessions of Parliament are a rarity, and have been convened three times in last 69 years, for the purpose of passage of a specific legislative act, the latest time being in 2002 : 1961 : Dowry Prohibition Act, 1958 1978 : Banking Services Commission ( Repeal ) Act, 1977 2002 : Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 No - confidence motion Unlike the Lok Sabha, a member of the Rajya Sabha can not bring to the house a no - confidence motion against the government. Powers In Indian federal structure, Rajya Sabha is a representative of the States in the Union legislature ( Hence the name, Council of States ). Hence, Rajya Sabha is granted powers that protect the rights of States against the Union. Union - States relations The Constitution empowers Parliament of India to make laws on the matters reserved for States ( States List ). However, this can only be done if Rajya Sabha first passes a resolution by two - thirds special majority granting such a power to the Union Parliament. The union government can not make a law on a matter reserved for states without any authorisation from Rajya Sabha. Creation of all - India Services Rajya Sabha, by a two - thirds super majority can pass a resolution empowering the Government of India to create more All - India Services common to both Union and States, including a judicial service. Membership and Composition Seats are allotted in proportion to the population of people of each state or union territory in such a manner that smaller states have slight advantage over more populous states. As the members are elected by the state legislature, smaller Union Territories which are not States and do not have legislatures can not have representation in Rajya Sabha. Hence, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli do not send any representatives to Rajya Sabha. 12 members are nominated by the President. As per the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution of India on 26 January 1950, the Rajya Sabha was to consist of 216 members of which 12 members were to be nominated by the President and the remaining 204 elected to represent the States. The present strength, however, is 245 members of whom 233 are representatives of the states and union territories and 12 are nominated by the President. The twelve nominated members of the Rajya Sabha are persons who are eminent in particular fields, and are well known contributors in the particular field. A few examples of such nominated persons are cricketing icon Sachin Tendulkar, former RBI Governor Bimal Jalan and famous lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar. As of March 2014, each state or union territory specified in the first column of the following table, there shall be allotted the number of seats specified in the second column thereof opposite to that State or that union territory, as the case may be : Name of state and union territory No. of Seats Andhra Pradesh 11 Arunachal Pradesh Assam 7 Bihar 16 Chhattisgarh 5 Goa Gujarat 11 Haryana 5 Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Jharkhand 6 Karnataka 12 Kerala 9 Madhya Pradesh 11 Maharashtra 19 Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland National Capital Territory of Delhi Nominated 12 Odisha 10 Puducherry Punjab 7 Rajasthan 10 Sikkim Tamil Nadu 18 Telangana 7 Tripura Uttar Pradesh 31 Uttarakhand West Bengal 16 Total 245 Membership by party Main article : List of current members of the Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha Secretariat ( As of 9 April 2018 ) : Alliances Party MP National Democratic Alliance Seats : 87 Bharatiya Janata Party 69 Janata Dal ( United ) 6 Shiromani Akali Dal Shiv Sena Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party Bodoland People 's Front Naga People 's Front Republican Party of India ( A ) Sikkim Democratic Front United Progressive Alliance Seats : 57 Indian National Congress 51 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Indian Union Muslim League Kerala Congress ( M ) Janata Parivar Seats : 7 Rashtriya Janata Dal 5 Indian National Lok Dal Janata Dal ( Secular ) Other Parties Seats : 79 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 13 All India Trinamool Congress 13 Samajwadi Party 13 Biju Janata Dal 9 Telugu Desam Party 6 Telangana Rashtra Samithi 6 Communist Party of India ( Marxist ) 5 Bahujan Samaj Party Nationalist Congress Party Aam Aadmi Party YSR Congress Party Communist Party of India Nominated 8 Independents 6 Vacant Seats 1 Seat from Bihar Total 245 Officers Leader of the house Main article : Leader of the House ( Rajya Sabha ) Besides the Chairman ( Vice-President of India ) and the Deputy Chairman, there is also a position called Leader of the House. This is a cabinet minister -- the prime minister if he is a member of the House, or another nominated minister. The Leader has a seat next to the Chairman, in the front row. Leader of the Opposition Main article : Leader of the Opposition ( India ) Besides the Leader of the House, who is leading the majority, there is also a Leader of the Opposition ( LOP ) -- leading the opposition parties. The function was only recognized in the Salary and Allowances of Leaders of the Opposition in Parliament Act 1977. This is commonly the leader of the largest non-government party, and is recognized as such by the Chairman. The following people have been the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha : Sr No Name Portrait Term of office Political party ( Alliance ) Prime Minister Shyam Nandan Mishra December 1969 March 1971 INC ( O ) Indira Gandhi M.S. Gurupadaswamy March 1971 April 1972 Kamalapati Tripathi 30 March 1977 15 February 1978 INC Morarji Desai Bhola Paswan Shastri 24 February 1978 23 March 1978 INC ( O ) 5 Kamalapati Tripathi 23 March 1978 8 January 1980 INC Charan Singh 6 Lal Krishna Advani 21 January 1980 7 April 1980 Janata Party Indira Gandhi 7 P. Shiv Shankar 18 December 1989 2 January 1991 INC V.P. Singh Chandra Shekhar 8 M.S. Gurupadaswamy 28 June 1991 21 July 1991 Janata Dal P.V. Narasimha Rao 9 S. Jaipal Reddy 22 July 1991 29 June 1992 10 Sikander Bakht 7 July 1992 23 May 1996 BJP 11 Shankarrao Chavan 23 May 1996 1 June 1996 INC Atal Bihari Vajpayee 12 Sikander Bakht 1 June 1996 19 March 1998 BJP H.D. Deve Gowda I.K. Gujral 13 Manmohan Singh 21 March 1998 21 May 2004 INC Atal Bihari Vajpayee 14 Jaswant Singh 3 June 2004 16 May 2009 BJP Manmohan Singh 15 Arun Jaitley 3 June 2009 26 May 2014 16 Ghulam Nabi Azad 8 June 2014 Incumbent INC Narendra Modi Secretariat The Secretariat of Rajya Sabha was set up pursuant to the provisions contained in Article 98 of the Constitution. The said Article, which provides for a separate secretarial staff for each House of Parliament, reads as follows : - 98. Secretariat of Parliament -- Each House of Parliament shall have a separate secretarial staff : Provided that nothing in this clause shall be construed as preventing the creation of posts common to both Houses of Parliament. ( 2 ) Parliament may by law regulate the recruitment and the conditions of service of persons appointed to the secretarial staff of either House of Parliament. The Rajya Sabha Secretariat functions under the overall guidance and control of the Chairman. The main activities of the Secretariat inter alia include the following : ( i ) providing secretarial assistance and support to the effective functioning of the Council of States ( Rajya Sabha ) possible to Members of Rajya Sabha ; ( iv ) servicing the various Parliamentary Committees ; ( v ) preparing research and reference material and bringing out various publications ; ( vi ) recruitment of manpower in the Sabha Secretariat and attending to personnel matters ; and ( vii ) preparing and publishing a record of the day - to - day proceedings of the Rajya Sabha and bringing out such other publications, as may be required concerning the functioning of the Rajya Sabha and its Committees. In the discharge of his constitutional and statutory responsibilities, the Chairman, Rajya Sabha is assisted by the Secretary - General, who holds the rank equivalent ( 16 ) to the Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India. The Secretary - General, in turn, is assisted by senior functionaries at the level of Secretary, Additional Secretary, Joint Secretary and other officers and staff of the Secretariat. Media Rajya Sabha Television ( RSTV ) is a 24 - hour a day, seven day a week parliamentary TV channel fully owned and operated by the Rajya Sabha. The channel is aimed at providing in - depth coverage and analysis of parliamentary affairs especially the functioning of and developments related to Rajya Sabha. During sessions of Parliament, apart from telecasting live coverage of the proceedings of Rajya Sabha, RSTV presents incisive analysis of the proceedings of the House as well as other day - to - day parliamentary events and developments. See also Lok Sabha List of members of the Rajya Sabha References Jump up ^ `` Venkaiah Naidu sworn in as Vice-President ''. The Hindu. New Delhi, India. 11 August 2017. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. 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Question: who presides over the session of rajya sabha in the absence of the chairman
Answer: The Deputy Chairman