The two Parliament standing committees were constituted last September with BJP’s Bhartruhari Mahtab to helm the key panel on Finance and Congress’ Shashi Tharoor to head the panel on External Affairs.Of the total 24 department-related standing committees, BJP is chairing 11, while its allies will lead four panels.Congress leaders are helming four committees, followed by two each by DMK and Trinamool, and one by the Samajwadi Party.The department-related standing committees, which have representation from across party lines, act as mini parliaments and keep a tab on the functioning of various ministries.
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