Prime Minister Modi took oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha, Union Minister H.D.K

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha on Monday and will be the Leader of the House. The swearing-in of the other Union ministers and newly elected MPs to be members of the Lower House is underway. Pro-tem Speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab is administering the oath to the newly elected MPs.

Earlier today, President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to BJP MP Bhartruhari Mahtab as the pro-tem Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha.

Union Minister and JDS leader HD.Kumaraswamy took oath in Kannada. calling it an unforgettable, proud moment of my life, Mandya MP HD.Kumaraswamy said, "I offer infinite thanks to all the parents, brothers, sisters and all Kannadigas of Mandya Lok Sabha constituency who have contributed to this moment of gratitude in the temple of democracy in India."

Congress and INDIA bloc MPs – who are panel members – refrained from assisting in the oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected MPs during the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, which began today.

The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha began today with the swearing-in of all newly elected Members of Parliament and will run until July 3. Following the two-day swearing-in ceremony, the election for the Lok Sabha Speaker is slated for June 26, and President Murmu will address a joint session of both houses on June 27. The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha will be chosen for the first time in ten years.