Three Union ministers in race to be Deputy Leader of House in Rajya Sabha

As per sources, the names of Dharmendra Pradhan, Bhupender Yadav and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi are being considered for the post of Rajya Sabha's Deputy Leader of the House.

Names of three BJP leaders are doing the rounds for the post of Rajya Sabha's Deputy Leader of the House. According to sources, Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Bhupender Yadav and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi are in the race. The development has come two days after Piyush Goyal vacated the spot as he was appointed as the Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha, replacing former Union minister Thaawarchand Gehlot.