BJP leaders Subramanian Swamy and Navjot Singh Sidhu and journalist Swapan Dasgupta have been nominated to Rajya Sabha.<br/><br/>In a release, Home Ministry said, President Pranab Mukherjee has also nominated economist Narendra Jadhav, Malayalam actor Suresh Gopi and Boxer Mary Kom to the Upper House.<br/><br/>AIR correspondent reports, there are 12 nominated members in Rajya Sabha and at present seven seats are vacant.<br/><br/>Persons having special knowledge in literature, science, art and social service and sports are nominated in this category.<br/><br/>Although independent, the nominated members always vote along with the government and the filling of vacancies will bolster the NDA's numbers in the Upper House where it lacks majority.<br/><br/>Lyricist Javed Akhtar, Theatre artist B Jayashree, Journalist H K Dua, Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar, Economist Bhalchandra Mungekar, Professor Mrinal Miri, Dr Ashok Ganguly had completed their terms as nominated members.