- Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has honoured eight outstanding parliamentarians at the Lokmat Parliamentary Awards 2018 for their contribution in strengthening parliamentary democracy. The winners are:
- Lifetime Achievement Award (Member of Lok Sabha) : Murli Manohar Joshi
- Lifetime Achievement Award (Member of Rajya Sabha) : Sharad Pawar
- Best Parliamentarian (Member of Lok Sabha) : Nishikant Dubey
- Best Parliamentarian (Member of Rajya Sabha) : Ghulam Nabi Azad
- Best Women Parliamentarian (Member of Lok Sabha) : Rama Devi
- Best Women Parliamentarian (Member of Rajya Sabha) : M.K Kanimozhi
- Best Debut Women Parliamentarian (Member of Lok Sabha) : Hema Malini
- Best Debut Women Parliamentarian (Member of Rajya Sabha): Chhaya Verma