The Rajya Sabha,constitutionally the Council of States,is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. As of 2023,it has a maximum membership of 250,of which 238 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using single transferable votes through open ballots,while the president can appoint 12 members for their contributions to art,literature,science,and social service. The total allowed capacity is 250 according to article 80 of the Indian Constitution. The current potential seating capacity of the Rajya Sabha is 245,after the Jammu and Kashmir (Reorganisation) Act,2019,the seats came down to 245. The maximum seats of 250 members can be filled up at the discretion and requirements of the house of Rajya Sabha.
Rajmohan Gandhi is an Indian biographer,historian,and research professor at the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies,University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,US. His paternal grandfather is Mahatma Gandhi,and his maternal grandfather is Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari. He is also a scholar in residence at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar.
Deepender Singh Hooda is an Indian politician and four-term MP from the Indian National Congress,who is the current Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha representing Haryana. He also served three terms as Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha from Rohtak (2005–2019). He is a special invitee to the Congress Working Committee,the highest decision making body of the Indian National Congress.
Karan Singh is an Indian politician and philosopher. He is the Titular Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. From 1952 to 1965 he was the Sadr-i-Riyasat (President) of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. He is the chairperson trustee of the Dharmarth Trust of Jammu and Kashmir which maintains 175 temples in north India and works in other areas such as historical preservation.
Ashwani Kumar is an Indian politician and attorney who formerly served as Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha representing the state of Punjab. He formerly served as Union Minister of Law and Justice and Union Minister of State in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion and Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Lovely Professional University (LPU) is a private university located in Chaheru,Phagwara,Punjab,India. The university was established in 2005 by Lovely International Trust,through the Lovely Professional University Act,2005 and started operation in 2006.
Yoginder K Alagh was an Indian economist and Union Minister of Government of India. He was the Chairman of Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) from 2006 to 2012. He was the Chancellor of the Central University of Gujarat,Gandhinagar.
Rajeev Shankarrao Satav was an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress. At the time of his death,he was the member of the Rajya Sabha the upper house of Indian Parliament from Maharashtra.
Sanjay Singh is an Indian politician who has served as a member of the Rajya Sabha from Delhi since 2018. He is currently under arrest for money laundering and is also the national spokesperson for the Aam Aadmi Party and the state-in-charge for Uttar Pradesh,Odisha and Rajasthan. Singh has been a senior leader of the party since its inception in November 2012 and is a member of the party's foremost decision-making body,the Political Affairs Committee (PAC). In oct 2023,he was arrested by ED on groud of laundering and his role in excise policy. His custody has been extended till 27 October. Earlier he challenge ED to arrest him and enquire his role.He joined hands with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in his apolitical campaigns from the Right To Information campaign in 2006 to the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement led by social activist Anna Hazare. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha on 8 January 2018 from the state of Delhi.
Raghav Chadha is an Indian politician and a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. He is the youngest Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha from Punjab constituency. He was the former Vice Chairman of the Delhi Jal Board and MLA from the Rajendra Nagar assembly constituency in Delhi till 2022. Chadha has been elected as Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha. He is also a practising chartered accountant.
Sukhbir Singh Badal is an Indian politician and Sikh rights advocate who served thrice as the Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab and is currently the president of Shiromani Akali Dal,along with being a member of Parliament from the Firozpur Lok Sabha constituency. He is the son of Parkash Singh Badal,who has served five times as the Chief Minister of Punjab. He holds lots of power over the Sikh organizations of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee. A businessman at heart,Badal and his family have ownership stakes in an array of businesses- including real estate,transport and other activities to promote Punjab's economic condition on a national level.
Dr. Sudhanshu Trivedi is an Indian politician and former professor. A leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Member of Parliament from its Upper House,the Rajya Sabha. Trivedi is the Senior National Spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Rajya Sabha elections were held throughout 2022,to elect the retiring members of the Rajya Sabha,the Indian Parliament's upper house.
Sansad TV is an Indian government television channel,which broadcasts the proceedings of the two Houses of Indian Parliament and other public affairs programming. It was formed in March 2021 by amalgamating the existing house channels,Lok Sabha TV and the Rajya Sabha TV,although separate satellite channels are broadcast for each House.
The Aam Aadmi Party Punjab or AAP Punjab is the Punjab state wing of Aam Aadmi Party and a recognised State party in Punjab. Currently,it is the governing party in the Punjab Legislative Assembly and has significant representation of the state in Rajya Sabha.
Neena Mittal is an Indian politician. She was elected to the Rajpura Assembly constituency,Punjab in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.
Sandeep Kumar Pathak is an Indian politician from Aam Aadmi Party and Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab since April 2022. He is a former assistant professor of IIT Delhi,former research associate at University of Oxford and MIT. He is also currently Aam Aadmi Party's Incharge in Gujarat &Co-incharge in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh
Sanjeev Arora is an Indian businessman and politician from Aam Aadmi Party who was elected for the upper house in the Indian parliament,Rajya Sabha. No opposition candidate opposed his election. His term in the Rajya Sabha as a member from Punjab tenure starting from 10 April 2022.
