BJP now the single largest party in Rajya Sabha

Set to gain Mayawati's seat, confident of defeating Ahmed Patel

For the first time during the tenure of the Narendra Modi government, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday became the single largest party in the Rajya Sabha.

BJP's Sampatiya Uike, who was recently elected to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh, took oath today. She became the party's 58th member in the Upper House. Congress currently has 57 members.

However, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is still way short of the halfway mark of 123 in the 245-member house.

NDA’s numbers are set to get a boost in the Rajya Sabha with the Janata Dal (United)