New Delhi:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been allocated seat number one in the Lok Sabha chamber, while the seat opposite to him on the other side of the semicircular front row has been earmarked for Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi.

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union minister Nitin Gadkari was earlier allocated division number 58 in the second column, but has now been given seat number four next to Home Minister Amit Shah, according to a circular issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has got division seat number two, next to the prime minister.

Another prominent opposition leader, Akhilesh Yadav, who heads the Samajwadi Party (SP), will sit on seat number 355 in the front row. Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sudip Bandhopadhyay will sit next to Yadav. TMC leaders Abhishek Banerjee, Kalyan Banerjee and Saugata Roy have been allocated seats numbered 280, 281 and 284 in the second row.

DMK leaders T R Baalu and A Raja have also been allocated front-row seats.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who won the recent Wayanad bypoll, has been allocated seat number 517, which is in the fourth row.

The circular said division numbers are same as seat numbers.

Division numbers are used mainly during a division of votes when the electronic voting system is used.

The House has one vacancy — Basirhat from West Bengal — due to the death of S K Nurul Islam of the TMC.

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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari was awarded YouTube’s prestigious ‘Golden Button’ Award on Wednesday, acknowledging the popularity of his content on the online video-sharing platform. The award was handed over to Mr Gadkari by the Regional Director of YouTube at Google Asia Pacific, Ajay Vidyasagar.

Expressing his gratitude, the minister of road transport and highways said that the award is a symbol of “people’s trust and support” towards him. He also thanked YouTube for recognising the public’s appreciation through the honour.

“A symbol of people’s trust and support – honored to receive the Golden Button for sharing the journey with you all! Thank you, YouTube!,” Mr Gadkari wrote on X, along with a video of the award ceremony.

A symbol of people’s trust and support – honored to receive the Golden Button for sharing the journey with you all! Thank you, YouTube!#YoutubeGoldenButton@YouTube@YouTubeIndia@ajayvidyasagarpic.twitter.com/Mjaree2Nur

— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) November 6, 2024

Mr Gadkari has over one million subscribers on YouTube and has posted around 4,200 videos.

The videos uploaded on his channel include all the inaugural ceremonies attended by him, details of the new roadways and expressways, as well as speeches that he delivers virtually at several organisations. In 2021, Mr Gadkari uploaded a video about himself titled ‘Things to know about Nitin Gadkari’ – which has been pinned on his channel. The video described himself as a ” visionary leader with an impressive track record”.