The Indian National Congress (INC) has held the prestigious post of the Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson for the past 41 years and with PJ Kurien’s retirement from the upper house, the Congress might be at a risk of losing the post.
Since 1977, Congress has occupied the post of the deputy Rajya Sabha chairperson. According to a report in Hindustan Times (HT), even after BJP’s Bhairon Singh Shekhawat became the Vice-President in 2002, the post of the deputy chairperson remained with Congress.
However, since NDA doesn’t have the numbers to push for its nominee in the upper house, choosing PJ Kurien’s successor can be tricky.