The Trinamool Congress has lost the chairpersonship of two important Parliamentary panels after Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla reconstituted the various department-related standing committees on Saturday. The reconstitution reshuffled the leadership of several committees that scrutinise the work of ministries and government departments. Among the changes, the chairpersonship of the Parliamentary Committee on Commerce has moved from the Trinamool Congress to the BJP.
Commerce panel goes to BJP
BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi has been appointed the new chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Commerce. He replaces TMC leader Dola Sen, who had held the position until the reconstitution. The commerce panel is one of the significant department-related standing committees, examining matters connected to trade and industry. With the change, the Trinamool Congress no longer heads this committee.
Chemicals and fertilisers panel
The Trinamool Congress also lost the chairpersonship of the panel on chemicals and fertilisers. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, who leads a rebel faction of the TMC, has replaced her former party colleague Kirti Azad as the panel's chairperson. The development underscores the shifting dynamics within the party's parliamentary representation, as the leadership of the committee now rests with a leader who has broken away from the party's main bloc.
Reconstitution process
Department-related standing committees are periodically reconstituted by the presiding officers of the two Houses. Their chairpersonships are allocated among parties, and the latest exercise has redrawn the leadership map across several panels. The changes took effect as part of Saturday's reconstitution, with the new chairpersons set to oversee the committees' examination of government functioning, legislation and policy matters falling within their respective domains.
Sources: The Hindu – Top news of the day: October 3, 2026
Commerce panel goes to BJP
BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi has been appointed the new chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Commerce. He replaces TMC leader Dola Sen, who had held the position until the reconstitution. The commerce panel is one of the significant department-related standing committees, examining matters connected to trade and industry. With the change, the Trinamool Congress no longer heads this committee.
Chemicals and fertilisers panel
The Trinamool Congress also lost the chairpersonship of the panel on chemicals and fertilisers. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, who leads a rebel faction of the TMC, has replaced her former party colleague Kirti Azad as the panel's chairperson. The development underscores the shifting dynamics within the party's parliamentary representation, as the leadership of the committee now rests with a leader who has broken away from the party's main bloc.
Reconstitution process
Department-related standing committees are periodically reconstituted by the presiding officers of the two Houses. Their chairpersonships are allocated among parties, and the latest exercise has redrawn the leadership map across several panels. The changes took effect as part of Saturday's reconstitution, with the new chairpersons set to oversee the committees' examination of government functioning, legislation and policy matters falling within their respective domains.
Sources: The Hindu – Top news of the day: October 3, 2026
