Sonia Gandhi reconstitutes Congress' parliamentary hierarchy
ANI
Updated : Jul 18, 2021, 12:34 pm IST
Mallikarjun Kharge will be the leader on the floor in Rajya Sabha, and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in Lok Sabha
Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi. (PTI)
New Delhi: Ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi reconstituted the party's parliamentary hierarchy in both houses, "to facilitate and ensure the effective functioning".
In a directive, the Congress interim chief informed that party leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury will be the leader of the party in Lok Sabha and Gaurav Gogoi will be his deputy. Congress also informed that K Suresh will be chief whip and Ravneet Singh Bittu and Manickam Tagore will be whips of the party in the lower house. Congress leaders Manish Tewari and Dr Shashi Tharoor will also be part of the group.