Rajya Sabha names Raghav Chadha chairman of Committee on Petitions

May 23, 2026

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha has been appointed chairman of the Committee on Petitions of the Upper House following the panel’s reconstitution by Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan. According to a Rajya Sabha notification, the reconstituted committee came into effect from 20 May 2026.

Chadha, who recently joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after exiting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), will head the panel comprising 10 members. Other members of the committee include Harsh Mahajan, Gulam Ali, Shambhu Sharan Patel, Mayankkumar Nayak, Masthan Rao Yadav Beedha, Jebi Mather Hisham, Subhasish Khuntia, Rwngwra Narzary, and Sandosh Kumar P.

In a separate notification, the Rajya Sabha Secretariat said Menaka Guruswamy has been nominated as a member of the Joint Committee examining the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026. The nomination was approved by the Rajya Sabha Chairman on 20 May 2026.

The Committee on Petitions examines petitions presented before the Rajya Sabha and makes recommendations on issues raised by citizens and stakeholders concerning public policy and governance matters.