New Delhi, Mar 15 (PTI) BSP president Mayawati has named Nagina MP Girish Chandra Jatav as the new leader of the party in the Lok Sabha, replacing Ritesh Pandey.

In a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, she said Jatav has been nominated as the leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), in place of Pandey, with effect from March 14.

Also Read | Hijab Row: Karnataka High Court's Verdict on Hijab Unconstitutional, Says Campus Front of India.

"Ram Shiromani Verma will continue as Deputy Leader of the party. Sangeeta Azad has been nominated to function as Chief Whip of Bahujan Samaj Party in place of Girish Chandra Jatav," Mayawati said in the letter.

Jatav was the chief whip of the party in the Lower House of Parliament. Pandey was made the leader of the BSP in the Lok Sabha in January, 2020. He had replaced Danish Ali, the MP from Amroha, as the leader of the party in the Lok Sabha.

Also Read | Karnataka Shocker: Man Killed by 2 Friends Over Sarcastic Comment in Davanagere District; Arrested.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)