Nine newly elected Rajya Sabha members take oath

The members from the Congress include Anand Sharma, who won his seat from Himachal Pradesh, Ranee Narah and Ripun Bora from Assam, and Pratap Singh Bajwa and Shamsher Singh Dullo from Punjab.

Nine newly elected Rajya Sabha members, five from the Congress, were administered their oath of membership on Monday.

Nine newly-elected Rajya Sabha members, five from the Congress, were administered their oath of membership on Monday. (File photo of the Parliament building)

The members from the Congress include Anand Sharma, who won his seat from Himachal Pradesh, Ranee Narah and Ripun Bora from Assam, and Pratap Singh Bajwa and Shamsher Singh Dullo from Punjab.

Two members were from the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M): Jharna Das Baidya from Tripura, and K. Somaprasad from Kerala.

Besides, Shiromani Akali Dal member Naresh Gujral and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member from Punjab Shwet Malik were also sworn in.