Pramod Tiwari appointed as Congress' Deputy Leader in Rajya Sabha

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has announced the party has appointed Pramod Tiwari as its Deputy Leader in Rajya Sabha (RS) and Rajani Patil as a whip of the party. Notably, Tiwari was elected to Rajya Sabha in 2013 and 2022 and has been an ex-cabinet minister in the UP government. Patil is a two-time MP in Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra.