PT Usha, a well-known athlete, was appointed as the first nominee MP in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Vice Chairpersons preside over the House’s business when the Chairman and Deputy Chairman are absent.
Along with Usha, YSR Congress floor leader V Vijayasai Reddy has also been nominated to the panel. With this, there are nine members in the panel, including two women.
Other Vice Chairmen in the panel are Bhubaneswar Kalita, Saroj Pandey and Surendra Singh Nagar (BJP), Sukhendu Sekhar Ray (Trinamool Congress), L Hanumanthaiah (Congress), Samit Patra (BJD) and Tiruchi Siva (DMK).
“I must tell the honourable members that, as of December 19, 2022, V Vijayasai Reddy and PT Usha have been nominated for the panel of vice chairmen. This is the first time that a member of the House who has been nominated has been given this duty, “In the Rajya Sabha, Jagdeep Dhankar, the chairman, made an announcement.
