In the midst of the budget session of Parliament, BJP has appointed Chief Whip and Whip in Lok Sabha. BJP has appointed Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal, MP from West Champaran seat of Bihar, as Chief Whip in Lok Sabha. Whereas, 16 MPs have been appointed as Whips.
Information regarding the appointment of Chief Whip and Whip has been given in the letter sent by BJP to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
The BJP MPs who have been appointed as whips in the Lok Sabha include Dilip Saikia, Gopalji Thakur, Santosh Pandey, Kamaljit Sehrawat, Dhawal Laxmanbhai Patel, Jugal Kishore Sharma, Devusingh Chauhan, Kota Srinivas Pujari, Sudhir Gupta, Smita Uday Wagh, Ananta Nayak, Damodar Agarwal, Konda Vishweshwar Reddy, Satish Kumar Gautam, Shashank Mani and Khagen Murmu.
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Who is BJP’s Chief Whip Sanjay Jaiswal?
Sanjay Jaiswal, MP from West Champaran seat of Bihar, is a doctor. He is a four-time MP. Sanjay Jaiswal, who studied MD from Darbhanga Medical College, contested elections for the first time in 2009. He has been winning from West Champaran seat since 2009. He has also been the state president of Bihar BJP from 2019 to March 2023.
What is Chief Whip?
The Chief Whip and the Whip play an important role in parliamentary proceedings. Their job is to keep the party MPs united and instruct them to be present in the House during discussions on important bills. Whenever a party issues a whip, all its members have to follow it. By issuing a whip, the party tries to prevent cross voting. If a member does not follow the whip, his membership is in danger and he can also be disqualified under the anti-defection law.