Congress faces a shrinking Rajya Sabha footprint: No MPs in 17 states

The Congress’s tally in the Rajya Sabha was 33 at the end of March. While four members have already retired, nine more will retire in June and July.

The Congress’s tally in Rajya Sabha will dip after the forthcoming biennial elections to the Upper House, but more worrying for the party is the shrinking of its geographical footprint. The Congress will not have representation in Rajya Sabha from as many as 17 states and Union Territories.

The Congress’s tally in the Rajya Sabha was 33 at the end of March. While four members have already retired, nine more will retire in June and July.

After the elections, its tally will go down to 30, its lowest ever in Rajya Sabha. The Congress hopes the DMK will give it one of the six seats that are falling vacant. Its tally in that case will be 31.

But the party will have no Rajya Sabha representation from Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Delhi and Goa.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/congress-faces-a-shrinking-rajya-sabha-footprint-no-mps-in-17-states-7851482/