• (A) One has to be a member of the Rajya Sabha for election to die post of the Vice-Chairman
• (B) One need not necessarily be a member of the Rajya Sabha for election to the post of the Vice-Chairman
• (C) One has to be a member of either House 'of Parliament for election to the post of the Vice-Chairman
• (D) There is an established convention that the Vice-Chairman of the Rajya Sabha belongs to the main opposition party in the Rajya Sabha