<Tr> <Td> West Bengal </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total </Td> <Td> 245 </Td> </Tr> <P> Rajya Sabha Secretariat (As of 11 October 2017): </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Alliances </Th> <Th> Party </Th> <Th> MP </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> National Democratic Alliance Seats: 84 </Td> <Td> Bharatiya Janata Party </Td> <Td> 56 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Janata Dal (United) </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Telugu Desam Party </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Shiromani Akali Dal </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Shiv Sena </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bodoland People's Front </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Naga People's Front </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Republican Party of India (A) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sikkim Democratic Front </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Progressive Alliance Seats: 63 </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> 57 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indian Union Muslim League </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kerala Congress (M) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Janata Parivar Seats: 5 </Td> <Td> Rashtriya Janata Dal </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indian National Lok Dal </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Janata Dal (Secular) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Other Parties Seats: 74 </Td> <Td> Samajwadi Party </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> All India Trinamool Congress </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Biju Janata Dal </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Communist Party of India (Marxist) </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bahujan Samaj Party </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nationalist Congress Party </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Telangana Rashtra Samithi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Communist Party of India </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jharkhand Mukti Morcha </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> YSR Congress Party </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Independents </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vacant Seats </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 245 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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