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Congress seeks chairmanships of 5 standing panels, govt offers 3
While the huge majority of the BJP-led NDA in the last two Lok Sabha meant proportionate share of the chairmanships of the total 24 standing committees too going to the ruling side, the sizable presence of the INDIA bloc this time in the House meant the Opposition side being eligible for a larger number of panel chairmanships and hence the hard negotiations.