by Rahul Chimanbhai Mehta Rrg at December 14, 2014 at 12:15PM
Nunber of seats needed to get law passed in join session = 50% of (545 + 243) + 1 = 395 . Number of seats BJP has in LS = 282 Number of seats BJP in RS = 45 Total = 347 , so BJP falls short by about 48 MPs . Number of seats NDA has in LS = 334 Number of seats BJP in RS = 60 Total = 394 , so only 1 MP short . And a party in power can always manage to buy 5-10 MPs here and there. Plus there are vacancies, which reduce number from 395 to lesser. . So NDA has sufficient seats to get any law, which isnt constitutional amendment passed. . So all this ho halla that BJP doesnt have majority in RS to pass law-draft to free temp[les from govt control or expel bangladeshi or fix education or reduce corruption in judges or reduce corruption in policemen or reduce go hatya (*) or ban conversion (**) etc etc is just a ---- WHITE LIE. .. . . (** - I dont support "law" to ban conversion, but BJP's excuse that it doesnt have majority in RS is a white lie. . * --- I also dont support centr...