Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha is appointed chairman of the Committee on Petitions of the Upper House. Multiple outlets report that the appointment follows the reconstitution of the committee by Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan, with the panel coming into effect from 20 May 2026. Chadha, who recently switched from the Aam Aadmi Party to the Bharatiya Janata Party, is named as chairman in a Rajya Sabha notification. Reports also say the reconstituted committee includes additional members nominated to the panel by the Rajya Sabha chair. Business Standard lists the members besides Chadha, including Harsh Mahajan, Gulam Ali, Shambhu Sharan Patel, Mayankkumar Nayak, Masthan Rao Yadav Beedha, Jebi Mather Hisham, Subhasish Khuntia, Rwngwra Narzary, and Sandosh Kumar P. Separately, The Hindu and Business Standard also cite a Rajya Sabha secretariat notice dated 20 May 2026, stating that Rajya Sabha Chairman nominates Dr Menaka Guruswamy to the Joint Committee on the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
Raghav Chadha appointed chairman of Rajya Sabha Committee on Petitions
Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha is appointed chairman of the Committee on Petitions of the Upper House. Multiple outlets report that the appointment follows the reconstitution of the committee by Rajya S...
- Raghav Chadha is appointed chairman of the Rajya Sabha Committee on Petitions.
- The committee is reconstituted by Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan effective 20 May 2026.
- Business Standard lists other committee members nominated to the panel, besides Chadha.
- Chadha is reported to have recently switched from the AAP to the BJP.
- On 20 May 2026, Rajya Sabha secretariat reports that Dr Menaka Guruswamy is nominated to a Joint Committee on the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha who switched from the AAP to the BJP recently has been appointed as the new chairman of the Committee on Petitions of the Upper House.
3 months agoRajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha who switched from the AAP to the BJP recently has been appointed as the new chairman of the Committee on Petitions of the Upper House. After reconstituting the Committee on Petitions, Rajya Sabha chairman C P Radhakrishnan nominated 10 members of the house to the panel. "Raghav Chadha has been appointed Chairman of the Committee," a Rajya Sabha notification said. The panel has been reconstituted by the Rajya Sabha chairman with effect from May 20, it said. The members of the panel besides Chadha are: Harsh Mahajan, Gulam Ali, Shambhu Sharan Patel, Mayankkumar Nayak, Masthan Rao Yadav Beedha, Jebi Mather Hisham, Subhasish Khuntia, Rwngwra Narzary and Sandosh Kumar P. In another notification, the Rajya Sabha secretariat said, "The Chairman, Rajya Sabha has, on the 20 May, 2026, nominated Dr Menaka Guruswamy, Member, Rajya Sabha to be a member of the Joint Committee on the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
3 months ago“The Chairman, Rajya Sabha has, on 20 May 2026, nominated Dr Menaka Guruswamy, Member, Rajya Sabha, to be a member of the Joint Committee on the Corporate Laws [Amendment] Bill, 2026,” says Rajya Sabha secretariat.
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