50 leaders from different political parties took the oath as the Rajya Sabha member on 24 April 2012. Leader of the Opposition Arun Jaitley, BSP supremo Mayawati, Union ministers Vilasrao Deshmukh and Rajeev Shukla, and Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi and actor Jaya Bachchan were among the leaders who took oath in the Rajya Sabha.
Former Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha K Rahman Khan, former Union minister Renuka Chaudhary, Petroleum Minister S Jaipal Reddy and BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu also took the oath.
The Rajya Sabha, which is also referred to as the Upper House of the Parliament, has at most 250 members, of which 238 are elected indirectly by the legislatures of each state and union territory. Seats are allotted in proportion to the population of each state or union territory. The other 12 members are nominated by the President of India
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