India, May 23 -- Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha, who recently switched from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to the BJP, has been appointed chairman of the Rajya Sabha Committee on Petitions.

The appointment was announced after Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan reconstituted the Committee on Petitions and nominated 10 members to the panel.

"Raghav Chadha has been appointed Chairman of the Committee," an official Rajya Sabha notification stated. The committee has been reconstituted with effect from May 20, according to the notification.

The other members of the panel 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....