Harivansh Nominated for Third Term in Rajya Sabha

Key facts

• President Droupadi Murmu nominated senior Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) leader Harivansh for a third six-year term in the Rajya Sabha.
• Harivansh currently serves as the Deputy Chairperson of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha), a position he has held since September 14, 2020.
• He previously served his first term as the Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha between August 9, 2018, and April 2020.
• First elected to the Rajya Sabha in April 2014, he has served on the Standing Committee on Defence and the Joint Committee on the Bill to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955.
• The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) holds 141 seats in the 245-member House, including 105 for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), five for the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), and four for the JD(U).
• JD(U) patriarch Nitish Kumar is scheduled to take the oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha and demit office as the Chief Minister of Bihar.