18th Lok Sabha Seating: Gadkari in Seat 4, Priyanka in Row 4

Aakhir Tak – In Shorts

1. The seating arrangement for the 18th Lok Sabha has been finalized.
2. PM Narendra Modi retains his seat at No. 1.
3. Nitin Gadkari has been moved to Seat No. 4 from 58.
4. Priyanka Gandhi, new MP from Wayanad, is placed in the fourth row.
5. Rahul Gandhi, as Leader of the Opposition, will sit at Seat No. 498.

Aakhir Tak – In Depth

Prime Minister and Top Ministers’ Seats
The 18th Lok Sabha’s seating plan confirms that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will continue to occupy Seat No. 1. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah will sit at Seat Nos. 2 and 3, respectively. Initially assigned to Seat No. 58, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has been reassigned to Seat No. 4 in the revised list.

Position of Opposition Leaders
Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, has been allocated Seat No. 498. Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal will sit beside him at Seat No. 497. Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav occupies Seat No. 355.

Priyanka Gandhi’s Parliamentary Debut
Making her debut as Wayanad’s MP, Priyanka Gandhi has been placed in the fourth row at Seat No. 517. She will sit next to Congress MPs Adoor Prakash and Pradyut Bordoloi.

Key Shifts and Notable Allocations
Senior leaders from Trinamool Congress, including Sudip Bandopadhyay, will occupy Seat No. 354. SP MP Awadhesh Prasad and Dimple Yadav are now in the second row, showing a strategic seating shift.

Aakhir Tak – Key Takeaways to Remember

• PM Modi retains Seat No. 1; Nitin Gadkari reassigned to Seat No. 4.
• Priyanka Gandhi placed in Row 4, marking her debut in Parliament.
• Rahul Gandhi to lead the opposition from Seat No. 498.

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