Om Birla, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha (LS), and CP Radhakrishnan, the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (RS), have reconstituted 24 Departmentally-Related Standing Committees (DRSCs) for the 2026-27 term.
Bhartruhari Mahtab, a BJP MP, has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance, while Shashi Tharoor, a Congress MP, will head the Committee on External Affairs. Both these committees consist of 31 members, including 21 from the LS and 10 from the RS. Additionally, Radha Mohan Singh of the BJP is designated as the head of the Committee on Defence.