Question: who is the presiding officer of the rajya sabha in india
Answer: 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