Rajya Sabha
It is the upper house of the Parliament of India consisting of 250 members. Unlike Lok Sabha, members are not directly elected by the people but by the state legislatures. Upto 12 members can be appointe d by the President of India based on their contribution to art, science, literature and social service. The members are elected for a term of six years with one-third members retiring every two years.
Vice president of India is the ex-officio chairman of the upper house and it cannot be dissolved like the Lok sabha. rajya sabha is not as powerful as the Lok sabha when it comes to passing of bills. For example, a money bill can originate only in Lok sabha and not Rajya Sabha. If Rajya sabha fails to return a money bill within 14 days, it is deemed to have been passed and Lok Sabha can reject to carry out any amendment proposed by the Rajya Sabha to the bill.
Rajya Sabha cannot pass a no confidence motion against the government. It can only be done by the Lok Sabha.