Amit shah debuts Rajyasabha

New Delhi Dec 15: BJP President Amit Shah on Friday made his debut in the Rajya Sabha and he sat in the front row, right next to the seats reserved for the Leader of the House and the Prime Minister.

As soon as the BJP Party Cheif entered the House a few minutes before the proceedings were to start, he was cheered by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members and ministers who clapped and thumped the desks.

Elected to the Rajya Sabha from his home state Gujarat in August, Shah was given the front seat in the second block of seats, earlier occupied by M. Venkaiah Naidu. Shah would keep company with ministers Ram Vilas Paswan, Ravi Shankar Prasad, and Thawar Chand Gehlot.

Currently, members are given seats according to seniority with the most senior members getting the front aisle seats.Several other Cabinet ministers are seated in the second and third row behind Shah.

Sources said that Shah's presence would boost BJP in Rajya Sabha and he would negotiate with other parties to pass some crucial bills.