Post: | Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha |
Residence: | 8, Teen Murti Marg, New Delhi, Delhi, India[1] |
Flag: | Flag of India.svg |
Flagsize: | 110px |
Flagborder: | yes |
Flagcaption: | Flag of India |
Insignia: | Emblem of India.svg |
Insigniasize: | 50px |
Insigniacaption: | State Emblem of India |
Incumbent: | Jagat Prakash Nadda |
Incumbentsince: | 24 June 2024 |
Department: | Rajya Sabha |
Status: | Party Leader |
Member Of: | Rajya Sabha |
Reports To: | Parliament of India |
Formation: | May 1952 |
First: | N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar |
Salary: | (excl. allowances) per month |
The Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha (IAST:) is the leader and parliamentary chairperson of the majority party in the Rajya Sabha and is normally either a cabinet minister or another nominated minister. The Leader of the House is responsible for organising government meetings and business in the House. This office is not enshrined in the constitution and provided under the Rules of Rajya Sabha.
The following individuals have held the office of the Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha:[2]
The Deputy Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha (IAST:) is the deputy leader and parliamentary chairperson of the majority party in the Rajya Sabha and is normally either a second senior cabinet minister.
Name (borndied) Constituency | Term of office | Ministerial offices held | Political party | |||
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2004 | 2008 | Indian National Congress | ||||
Arackaparambil Kurien Antony MP for Kerala | 2008 | 2009 | ||||
Ghulam Nabi Azad MP for J&K | 2009 | 2014 |
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Manohar Parrikar MP for Uttar Pradesh | 2014 | 2017 | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
Ravi Shankar Prasad MP for Bihar | 2017 | 2019 | ||||
Piyush Goyal MP for Maharashtra | [5] [6] | 2021 |
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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi MP for Jharkhand | 2021[7] | 2022 | ||||