<P> The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India . Karnataka elects 12 seats and they are indirectly elected by the state legislators of Karnataka . The number of seats allocated to the party are determined by the number of seats a party possesses during nomination, and the party nominates a member to be voted on . Elections within the state legislatures are held using Single transferable vote with proportional representation . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Party </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mandagadde Rama Jois </Td> <Td> Bharatiya Janata Party </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rajeev Chandrasekhar </Td> <Td> Independent </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> K.C. Ramamurthy </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Oscar Fernandes </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> K. Rahman Khan </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Rajeev Gowda </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Basavaraja Patil Sedam </Td> <Td> Bharatiya Janata Party </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Prabhakar Kore </Td> <Td> Bharatiya Janata Party </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Nirmala Sitharaman </Td> <Td> Bharatiya Janata Party </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> B.K. Hariprasad </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Jairam Ramesh </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> D. Kupendra Reddy </Td> <Td> JD (S) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

How many members represent karnataka in rajya sabha