On Saturday, the Congress party approved the appointment of Pramod Tiwari as deputy leader of the party in Rajya Sabha. Two-time RS MP from Maharashtra, Rajani Patil was appointed as the party's whip in the Upper House.
Sources were quoted saying that the Congress president made the appointments, in order to fill the vacancies following the retirement of Anand Sharma and the demise of Rajeev Satav.
A letter regarding these appointments has been sent to the Rajya Sabha Chairman, sources added. Tiwari is a three-time Rajya Sabha MP and has been a former cabinet minister in the Uttar Pradesh government.
At present, Patil is suspended from the Upper House for the entire budget session of Parliament for unruly behavior.
(With PTI inputs)
