<p>The massive victories in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand have given Prime Minister Narendra Modi a free hand to choose a President of his choice after Pranab Mukherjee completes his tenure in July.<br /><br />After the recent round of elections, the BJP and its allies have a vote value of nearly 5.32 lakh in the electoral college for the Presidential elections, just about 17,500 short of the half way mark.<br /><br />Support from the BJD and the AIADMK will take the vote value to 6,28,195. A vote value of 5,49,442 is enough to elect the President in the electoral college.<br /><br />The electoral college which elects the President comprises 4,896 legislators — 776 Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members and 4,120 MLAs. Nominated members, and members of legislative council are not eligible to vote in the Presidential election.<br /><br />The value of each vote of a member of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha has been fixed at 708, while the vote value of an MLA depends on the population of the state he represents. <br /><br />The value of the vote of an MLA is equivalent to the population of the state divided by the number of elected legislators divided, yet again, by 1,000.<br /><br />The population of the state is ascertained as per the 1971 census. Accordingly, an MLA from Uttar Pradesh has the highest vote value — 208, while the vote value of an MLA from Sikkim is 7.<br /><br />Vote value goes up<br />The massive victory in Uttar Pradesh for BJP and its allies — totalling 325 MLAs — has boosted the BJP’s kitty by a vote value of 57,200. In the outgoing Assembly, the BJP had 50 seats.<br /><br />After Saturday’s results, the BJP and its allies have a vote value of 5,31,954 — still 17,488 short of the magic figure of 5,49,442 that translates into a simple majority in the Presidential election.<br /><br />AIADMK and BJD, parties that have been favourably disposed towards the BJP, will give Modi the handle to cross the half-way mark comfortably. The vote value of 134 AIADMK MLAs works out to 23,584. The vote value of 50 AIADMK MPs – 37 Lok Sabha and 13 Rajya Sabha — works out to 35,400. <br /><br />Similarly, 117 BJD MLAs’ vote value works out to 17,433 and that of 28 MPs — 20 Lok Sabha and eight Rajya Sabha — works out to be 19,824.<br /></p>
<p>The massive victories in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand have given Prime Minister Narendra Modi a free hand to choose a President of his choice after Pranab Mukherjee completes his tenure in July.<br /><br />After the recent round of elections, the BJP and its allies have a vote value of nearly 5.32 lakh in the electoral college for the Presidential elections, just about 17,500 short of the half way mark.<br /><br />Support from the BJD and the AIADMK will take the vote value to 6,28,195. A vote value of 5,49,442 is enough to elect the President in the electoral college.<br /><br />The electoral college which elects the President comprises 4,896 legislators — 776 Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members and 4,120 MLAs. Nominated members, and members of legislative council are not eligible to vote in the Presidential election.<br /><br />The value of each vote of a member of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha has been fixed at 708, while the vote value of an MLA depends on the population of the state he represents. <br /><br />The value of the vote of an MLA is equivalent to the population of the state divided by the number of elected legislators divided, yet again, by 1,000.<br /><br />The population of the state is ascertained as per the 1971 census. Accordingly, an MLA from Uttar Pradesh has the highest vote value — 208, while the vote value of an MLA from Sikkim is 7.<br /><br />Vote value goes up<br />The massive victory in Uttar Pradesh for BJP and its allies — totalling 325 MLAs — has boosted the BJP’s kitty by a vote value of 57,200. In the outgoing Assembly, the BJP had 50 seats.<br /><br />After Saturday’s results, the BJP and its allies have a vote value of 5,31,954 — still 17,488 short of the magic figure of 5,49,442 that translates into a simple majority in the Presidential election.<br /><br />AIADMK and BJD, parties that have been favourably disposed towards the BJP, will give Modi the handle to cross the half-way mark comfortably. The vote value of 134 AIADMK MLAs works out to 23,584. The vote value of 50 AIADMK MPs – 37 Lok Sabha and 13 Rajya Sabha — works out to 35,400. <br /><br />Similarly, 117 BJD MLAs’ vote value works out to 17,433 and that of 28 MPs — 20 Lok Sabha and eight Rajya Sabha — works out to be 19,824.<br /></p>
