Vice President of India and Chairman, Rajya Sabha, C.P. Radhakrishnan, greets as he arrives for the oath-taking ceremony at Parliament House, in New Delhi, on June 29, 2026. Newly re-elected Rajya Sabha member Mallikarjun Kharge, Chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party Sonia Gandhi, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi and other dignitaries also present. Photo: AICC via ANI.
Eight newly-elected MPs of the Rajya Sabha, including Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and BJP leader Tarun Chugh, took oath as members of the Upper House on Monday (June 29, 2026).
Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan administered the oath of office to the new members.
While Mr. Kharge took the oath separately in Mr. Radhakrishnan’s chamber, the seven other members took the oath in the Rajya Sabha chamber.
Apart from Mr. Kharge and Mr. Chugh, the six other new members included Jitendra Meghjibhai Kanzariya and Mansingh Meraman Parmar (Gujarat), M Nagaraja (Karnataka), Rajendra Hiralal Jain (Maharashtra), Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi (Manipur) and Alka Singh (Rajasthan).
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, Leader of the House J.P. Nadda, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal were present at the oath-taking, both inside the Chairman’s chamber as well as in the House.
Mr. Kharge took the oath in Hindi while holding a copy of the Constitution in his hand. Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi and MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were present during his oath-taking.
Mr. Radhakrishnan congratulated and welcome the new members into the House.
Published – June 29, 2026 02:45 pm IST