Minister Piyush Goyal To Be Leader Of House In Rajya Sabha

Piyush Goyal, 57, who was serving as the Deputy Leader of Rajya Sabha, has been chosen for the key role just days before the start of the monsoon session of parliament.

Union Minister Piyush Goyal will be the Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha. He will replace Thawarchand Gehlot, who was last week sworn in as Karnataka's new Governor. Mr Goyal, 57, who was serving as the Deputy Leader of Rajya Sabha, has been chosen for the key role just days before the start of the monsoon session of parliament. The BJP leader has been a member of Rajya Sabha since 2010. In a massive cabinet reboot last week, Mr Goyal took charge of the Textiles Ministry, which was held by Union Minister Smriti Irani. She continues to head the Women and Child Development Ministry. Ashwini Vaishnaw, a new entrant and a Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha, was chosen as the country's new Railways Minister. The portfolio was earlier held by Mr Goyal. Mr Goyal has handled the commerce and industry, consumer affairs, and food and public distribution ministries. His "tenure has seen Indian Railways achieve its best ever safety record in 2018-19," according to his official website. Vedprakash Goyal, his father, was Union Minister of Shipping in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.