New Delhi [India], Union Health Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party chief Jagat Prakash Nadda has been appointed the leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha.

Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar informed about the appointment of Jagat Prakash Nadda as the leader of the House on the first day of the 264th session of the Upper House of Parliament.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was also present in the House when the announcement was made.

Nadda replaces Union Minister Piyush Goyal, who was the leader of the Upper House and has been elected to the Lok Sabha.

Nadda took charge as the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare on June 11. He is also the Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers.

Nadda, who hails from Himachal Pradesh, served as the Union Health Minister in the BJP-led NDA government from 2014-19.

He is a Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat.

The 264th session of Rajya Sabha began today on June 27 and will end on July 3.

The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha began on 24 June and the newly elected members took oath.

President Draupadi Murmu addressed the joint meeting of both the houses on Thursday.