The Council of States was set up under the Constitution on 3April 1952. The first session of Council of States was held on 13 May 1952. On 23 August 1954, the Chairman, Rajya Sabha made an announcement in the House that the Council of States would now be called Rajya Sabha. Dr. S.Radhakrishnan was the first Chairman of Rajya Sabha.(13.5.1952-12.5.1962) He has been the longest serving Chairman so far. The maximum strength of Rajya Sabha is Two hundred and fifty (250), of which 238 are to be elected and 12 are nominated by the President of India. The allocation of seats in Rajya Sabha is contained in the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution which is as follows Andhra Pradesh-18, Arunachal Pradesh-1, Assam-7, Bihar-16, Chattisgarh-5, Goa-1, Gujarat-11, Haryana-5, Himachal Pradesh-3, Jammu and Kashmir-4, Jharkhand-6, Karnataka-12, Kerala-9, Madhya Pradesh-11, Maharashtra-19, Manipur-1, Meghalaya-1, Mizoram-1, Nagaland-1, Orissa-10, Punjab-7, Rajasthan-10, Sikkim-1, Tamil Nadu-18, Tripura-1, Uttaranchal-3, Uttar Pradesh-31, West Bengal-16. Three from Delhi and one from Pondicherry . Other Union territories are not represented in Rajya Sabha.