Tharoor to lead External Affairs Standing Committee

• Shashi Tharoor to lead the Standing Committee on External Affairs.
• Charanjit Singh Channi to lead the parliamentary panel on Agriculture.
• Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka to lead the panel on Rural Development.
• Digvijay Singh to lead the Standing Committee on Education.
• The Congress sought to chair the Home Panel but was refused by the government.
• The party aims to balance experience in leading panels with caste equations.