9. It would have been a herculean task for the Bharatiya Janata Party to field a nominee of its choice as the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. The party and its allies were not in the majority in the house. However, their thoughtfulness and prudence made up for what it was a deficit in numbers. A member of the Janata Dal (United), was chosen and the adage, an enemy of my enemy is my friend, worked. BJP has sent a signal that it was ready to accommodate parties that were friend-turned-adversary-turned-friend.
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