Global Journal of Management and Business Research, B: Economics and Commerce, Volume 22 Issue 4

Rajya Sabha members are elected by the elected members of the State Legislative Assemblies. It is not subject to dissolution as Rajya Sabha is the permanent body. However, one third of its members retire every two years and are replaced by newly elected members. Yet, each member is elected for a term of six years. The maximum strength of Rajya Sabha is 250 members. Currently, the strength is 245 members; out of which 233 are elected from States and Union territories and 12 are nominated by the President from distinguished fields. The number of members is in proportion to the population of the States (Nag, 2013). The state wise List of Rajya Sabha seats is given in Table 2. Table 2: Rajya Sabha Seats in each State b) Working of the Parliament Legislative proposals can be introduced in either Houses of the Parliament in the form of a Bill. When passed by both the Houses and assented by the President, the Bill becomes a Law, an Act of the Parliament. Money Bills can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha; the Rajya Sabha can only make recommendations over the Bills, within a period of fourteen days (Nag, 2013). Thus, in measuring political stability, both the Houses of the Parliament are taken into consideration. The ruling party’s strength in both the houses needs to be measured as it affects the policy-decisions through legislative procedures. How Political Stability Affects Economic Growth in India 19 Global Journal of Management and Business Research Volume XXII Issue IV Version I Year 2022 ( ) B © 2022 Global Journals Source: https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/member_site/memberstatewise.aspx No. State/Union Territories No of Seats No of Members Vacancies 1 Andhra Pradesh 11 11 2 Arunachal Pradesh 1 1 3 Assam 7 7 4 Bihar 16 15 1 5 Chhattisgarh 5 5 6 Goa 1 1 7 Gujarat 11 11 8 Haryana 5 5 9 Himachal Pradesh 3 3 10 Jammu & Kashmir 4 4 11 Jharkhand 6 6 12 Karnataka 12 12 13 Kerala 9 9 14 Madhya Pradesh 11 11 15 Maharashtra 19 19 16 Manipur 1 1 17 Meghalaya 1 1 18 Mizoram 1 1 19 Nagaland 1 1 20 National Capital Territory of Delhi 3 3 21 Nominated 12 12 22 Odisha 10 9 1 23 Puducherry 1 1 24 Punjab 7 7 25 Rajasthan 10 9 1 26 Sikkim 1 1 27 Tamil Nadu 18 17 1 28 Telangana 7 7 29 Tripura 1 1 30 Uttar Pradesh 31 30 1 31 Uttarakhand 3 3 32 West Bengal 16 16 Total: 245 240 5