New Delhi, April 16 -- Harivansh Narayan Singh is set to be elected unopposed as Rajya Sabha deputy chairman for a third term after no opposition nominations were filed, people aware of the matter said.

Singh was nominated by President Droupadi Murmu on Friday to the Rajya Sabha. No nominations for the position have been received from the opposition, thereby giving Singh a walkover, according to the people cited above.

The Rajya Sabha Secretariat received five notices of motions for choosing Harivansh as the Deputy Chairman for a third term.

According to people aware of the details, the notices were given by Leader of the House Jagat Prakash Nadda and seconded by Phangon Konyak; Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Nabin, secon...