Trinamool Congress loses chairpersonship of two key Parliamentary panels
The Trinamool Congress has lost the chairpersonship of two key Parliamentary standing committees following a reshuffle by the Rajya Sabha Chairman and Lok Sabha Speaker. Several other opposition and ruling party leaders were retained or reassigned to various panels.
Why it matters
This reshuffle reflects shifting political dynamics and committee control within the Indian Parliament.
The Trinamool Congress has lost the chairpersonship of two key Parliamentary panels as Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday (October 3, 2026) reconstituted various department-related Parliamentary standing committees.
While BJP's Sudhanshu Trivedi has been appointed the new chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Commerce, replacing TMC’s Dola Sen, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, leader of TMC's rebel faction, has replaced her former party colleague Kirti Azad as the chairperson of the panel on chemicals and fertilisers.
DMK MPs Tiruchi Siva and K Kanimozhi have been re-appointed chairpersons of the Parliamentary committee on industry, and the panel on food, consumer affairs and public distribution, respectively.
The leaders of some key BJP allies — JD-U, Shiv Sena and the TDP — have also been retained as heads of different Parliamentary committees.
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