8 years ago
New Delhi:
On the penultimate day of the monsoon session of parliament today, members voted to elect the deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha. The ruling NDA fielded Janata Dal (United) MP Harivansh Narayan Singh, while the opposition backed three-time member of parliament BK Hariprasad of the Congress, for the post. NDA's Harivansh Narayan Singh won quite easily with 125 votes in his favour, while 105 votes went in favour of the opposition candidate.
