VP poll: NDA has comfortable edge in electoral college

The ruling NDA has a comfortable edge in the elections to the post of vice president, necessitated by surprise resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday.
The vice president is elected by members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, where nominated members of the Upper House are also eligible to cast their vote.
The 543-member Lok Sabha has one vacant seat while there are five vacancies in the 245-member Rajya Sabha.
Of the five vacancies in Rajya Sabha, four are from Jammu and Kashmir and one from Punjab, where sitting member Sanjeev Arora quit the seat after being elected to the state assembly in a bypoll last month. The effective strength of both the Houses together is 786 and the winning candidate will require to win 394 votes in the election for the vice president, considering all eligible voters exercise their franchise.
In Lok Sabha, the BJP-led NDA enjoys the support of 293 members in the 542-member House. The ruling alliance has the support of 129 members in Rajya Sabha that has an effective strength of 240, assuming that the nominated members vote in support of the NDA nominee.
The ruling alliance has the support of 422 members among 786 members, which is the combined strength of both the Houses.