 "BJP appoints Rakesh Singh as party's chief whip in Lok Sabha")
Singh replaces Arjun Ram Meghawal, who was inducted into the Modi government in the July 5 expansion, and given the Finance and Corporate Affairs portfolios.
"Our party MP from Jabalpur and a seasoned leader from Madhya Pradesh Rakesh Singh has been appointed as party's chief whip in Lok Sabha," Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar told reporters here.
Singh is a three-time MP from Jabalpur.