<p>Rajya Sabha member Laxmikant Bajpai was Friday appointed as the BJP's new chief whip in the House, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Friday.</p>.<p>Bajpai, a former Uttar Pradesh BJP president, succeeds Shiv Pratap Shukla who retired from the house recently.</p>.<p>"Laxmikant Bajpai is appointed as BJP chief whip in Rajya Sabha," Joshi said.</p>.<p>Bajpai has served as a member of the Uttar Pradesh assembly for four terms.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the BJP has again appointed Piyush Goyal as its leader in the Upper House.</p>.<p>The party is yet to take call on its deputy leader in the House after the retirement of Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. </p>
<p>Rajya Sabha member Laxmikant Bajpai was Friday appointed as the BJP's new chief whip in the House, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Friday.</p>.<p>Bajpai, a former Uttar Pradesh BJP president, succeeds Shiv Pratap Shukla who retired from the house recently.</p>.<p>"Laxmikant Bajpai is appointed as BJP chief whip in Rajya Sabha," Joshi said.</p>.<p>Bajpai has served as a member of the Uttar Pradesh assembly for four terms.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the BJP has again appointed Piyush Goyal as its leader in the Upper House.</p>.<p>The party is yet to take call on its deputy leader in the House after the retirement of Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. </p>