New Delhi, With the end of term of Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Harivansh on April 9, the House will have to elect the new Deputy Chairman when it convenes for the monsoon session.

He was elected as the Deputy Chairman on August 9, 2018. He has been re-elected to the Upper House on the Janata Dal (United) ticket from Bihar.

Harivansh could be re-elected to the post as the JD(U) is the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) an alliance partner in Bihar, which is scheduled to go for the Assembly polls this year.

Harivansh is a former journalist and former aide of late Prime Minister Chandrashekhar.

In a circular, the Rajya Sabha Secretariat has advised the newly elected members to wait for the end of lockdown for subscribing to 'Oath or Affirmation'.

Fifty-five vacancies are due to arise in the Rajya Sabha from 17 states between April 3 and APril 13. 37 members have been elected unopposed.

In Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan elections have been postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic.