venkaiah naidu was the leader of ruling party in rajya sabha.
who is the leader of ruling party in rajya sabha?
venkaiah naidu
the rajya sabha has equal footing in legislation with the lok sabha, except in the area of supply, where the latter has overriding powers. in the case of conflicting legislation, a joint sitting of the two houses can be held, where the lok sabha would hold greater influence because of its larger membership. the vice president of india (currently, venkaiah naidu) is the "ex-officio" chairman of the rajya sabha, who presides over its sessions. the deputy chairman, who is elected from amongst the house's members, takes care of the day-to-day matters of the house in the absence of the chairman. the rajya sabha held its first sitting on 13 may 1952.
rajya sabha
bills which exclusively contain provisions for imposition and abolition of taxes, for appropriation of moneys out of the consolidated fund, etc., are certified as money bills by the speaker of the lok sabha. money bills can be introduced only in lok sabha on the recommendation of the president per . for every fiscal year, the annual budget or annual financial statement with demand for grants on the recommendation of the president per shall be passed by the lok sabha. the rajya sabha cannot make amendments to a money bill passed by the lok sabha and sent to it. it can, however, recommend amendments in a money bill, but must return all money bills to lok sabha within fourteen days from the date of their receipt. the lok sabha can choose to accept or reject any or all of the recommendations of the rajya sabha with regard to a money bill. if lok sabha accepts any of the recommendations of rajya sabha, the money bill is deemed to have been passed by both houses with amendments recommended by rajya sabha and accepted by lok sabha. if lok sabha does not accept any of the recommendations of rajya sabha, the money bill is deemed to have been passed by both houses in the form in which it was passed by lok sabha without any of the amendments recommended by rajya sabha. if a money bill passed by lok sabha and transmitted to rajya sabha for its recommendations is not returned to lok sabha within the said period of fourteen days, it is deemed to have been passed by both houses at the expiration of the said period in the form in which it was passed by lok sabha. when a money bill introduced in the lok sabha by the government fails to get its approval, the ruling party is treated as not commanding the majority support in the lok sabha or shall be dismissed by the president to pave way for new government / fresh elections or opposition would move no confidence motion.
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