"One Has to Keep Chasing Dreams Till They Come True" Under Article 80(3) of the Constitution, 12 persons may be nominated to the Rajya Sabha if they fall under the specified categories, namely “literature, science, art and social services”. Nomination is recognition of a person’s capacity to enhance the deliberative processes by reason of his eminence and experience in his particular discipline. The underlying philosophy of nomination to the Rajya Sabha is that some persons eminent in their respective fields are not inclined to plunge into the tumult and turbulence of an election nor have the requisite time, energy and resources to fight a successful election with all that it involves. Yet the presence of such eminent persons in the Rajya Sabha would be beneficial, as it would raise the quality and level of deliberations by reason of their contribution to the debates. A nominated membe...