The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on its own is unlikely to gain a majority in the Rajya Sabha until the 2019 general elections but might cross the halfway mark in the Upper House with the help of friendly parties by next June.The BJPs victories in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan are expected to push the NDA and its partners past the majority mark in the Upper House, where the government has often struggled to push bills through because of the Opposition. The NDA currently holds 76 seats in the 245-member Upper House, where the halfway mark is 123.