NDA candidate Harivansh Singh elected new RS deputy chairman

The BJP-led NDA's candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh was on Thursday elected new Rajya Sabha (RS) deputy chairman. Harivansh is a JD(U) a Parliamentarian from Bihar and a former journalist. Harivansh beat Congress candidate, MP from Karnataka BK Hariprasad. The post fell vacant after the retirement of Congress' PJ Kurien on July 1.

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