GST Bill in Rajya Sabha Today
THE Revised List of Business for Rajya Sabha for today shows:
SHRIARUN JAITLEY to move that the Bill further to amend the Constitution of India, as passed by Lok Sabha, and as reported by the Select Committee of Rajya Sabha, be taken into consideration.
ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.
The GST Bill which has almost been given up has suddenly sprung back with changes in the political equations. Now the numbers as of now in the Rajya Sabha are against the government, but it still hopes to get through and if it does, it will not only be a huge legislative victory, but a giant leap in taxation.
As this is a Constitution Amendment Bill, it requires to be passed by a majority of the total members of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of that House present and voting.
The present strength of the Rajya Sabha is 244. The strength of parties and groups are like this:
Group | Party | Strength |
|---|---|---|
National Democratic Alliance Seats: 64 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 48 |
Telugu Desam Party | 06 | |
Shiromani Akali Dal | 03 | |
Shiv Sena | 03 | |
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party | 02 | |
Nagaland People's Front | 01 | |
Republican Party of India (Athavale) | 01 | |
United Progressive Alliance Seats: 70 | Indian National Congress | 68 |
Kerala Congress (Mani) | 01 | |
Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) | 01 | |
Janata Parivar Seats: 30 | Samajwadi Party | 15 |
Janata Dal (United) | 12 | |
Indian National Lok Dal | 01 | |
Janata Dal (Secular) | 01 | |
Rashtriya Janata Dal | 01 | |
Other Parties Seats: 63 | All India Trinamool Congress | 12 |
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 11 | |
Bahujan Samaj Party | 10 | |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 09 | |
BijuJanata Dal | 06 | |
Nationalist Congress Party | 06 | |
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 04 | |
Communist Party of India | 01 | |
Bodoland People's Front | 01 | |
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 01 | |
Sikkim Democratic Front | 01 | |
Telangana Rashtra Samithi | 01 | |
Seats: 10 | Nominated | 10 |
Seats: 07 | Independents | 07 |
244 |
If all the Members are present, 163 votes are required to pass the bill. Can the Government make it?