How Many MPs Of Opposition Parties Are Left In Parliament After Record 141 Suspensions?

TPI Staff December 19, 2023

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Parliament Security Breach: 33 LS, 45 RS Members Suspended

Mumbai: On Tuesday, approximately 49 more Opposition MPs were suspended from Lok Sabha for the balance of this winter session, in addition to the 78 MPs – 33 from Lok Sabha and 45 from Rajya Sabha – who were suspended on Monday for disorderly behavior and disobedience for the Chair’s directives.

With the suspension of 14 opposition MPs (13 from Lok Sabha and one from Rajya Sabha) on Thursday, a total of 141 opposition MPs have been suspended from both chambers this session.

The suspension came as the opposition continued to prod Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for statements on last week’s Parliament security incident.

Among those expelled from Parliament this session are Shashi Tharoor of the Congress, Karti Chidambaram, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Gaurav Gogoi of the NCP, Dimple Yadav of the Samajwadi Party, and Farooq Abdullah of the National Conference.

How Many Opposition MPs Are Left?

323 of the 522 Lok Sabha MPs are either from the BJP or an associated party. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alone has 290 legislators.

95 of the remaining 199 opposition MPs in the Lok Sabha have been suspended, leaving only 104 opposition lawmakers in the Lower House. Notably, the majority of the remaining MPs are from parties such as Andhra Pradesh’s ruling YSR Congress Party and Odisha’s Biju Janata Dal, both of which had previously backed the BJP.

The BJP and the NDA have 109 of the 245 seats in the Rajya Sabha. 46 of the remaining 136 MPs have been suspended from the House for the remainder of the winter session.

As a result, only 90 opposition MPs remain in the Upper House to confront the ruling party.

Here is the list of the suspended MPs from the Lok Sabha-

Congress- 38 out of 48 MPs suspended

DMK- 17 out of 24 MPs suspended

TMC- 13 out of 22 MPs suspended

JDU- 11 out of 16 MPs suspended

BSP- 1 out of 9 MPs suspended

CPM- 2 out of 3 MPs suspended

IUML- 2 out of 3 MPs suspended

National Congress- 2 out of 3 MPs suspended

SP- 2 out of 3 MPs suspended

NCP- 3 out of 4 MPs suspended