In Photos: 18th Lok Sabha session kicks off with oath-taking ceremony

First session of the 18th Lok Sabha began with elected candidates taking oath as MP's. Opposition staged a protest holding a copy of the Indian Constitution.

Published on: Jun 24, 2024 6:35 PM IST

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the media before the beginning of the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha. (Arvind Yadav/HT)

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Members of Parliament greet PM Modi as he arrives to attend the session. (ANI/Sansad TV)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes oath as a member of parliament (Sansad TV (screengrab))

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Amid the controversy over the appointment of the pro-tem speaker, several leaders of the Opposition INDIA bloc staged a protest in front of the Gandhi statue in the Parliament, holding copies of the Constitution. (HT Photo)

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Congress leader and Rae Bareli MP Rahul Gandhi arrives with a copy of the Indian Constitution that he widely used during his 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign. (ANI)

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Newly appointed Speaker Pro-tem and BJP MP from Cuttack Bhratruhari Mehtab greets the house before beginning his duties. (ANI)

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Two-time Union home minister Amit Shah takes oath as an MP from Gandhinagar constituency in Gujarat. (ANI)

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Defense Minister Rajnath Singh takes oath as an MP from UP's Lucknow constituency (ANI)

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Amid the raging controversy regarding paper leaks around entrance exams, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan takes oath as an MP from Odisha's Sambalpur. (ANI)

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Union Minister of State and Malayalam actor Suresh Gopi takes oath as an MP from Kerala's Thrissur constituency. Gopi is BJP's lone MP from Kerala. (ANI)

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Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi takes oath as a member of parliament from Assam's Jorhat constituency (Sansad TV (Screengrab))

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JD(S) leader and Heavy Industries Minister HD Kumaraswamy takes oath as an MP from Karnataka's Mandya constituency.  (ANI)

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Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal takes oath as an MP from North Mumbai Lok Sabha constituency. Goyal made his electoral debut during 2024 general elections. (ANI)

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Samajwadi Party chief and Kannauj MP Akhilesh Yadav seen with party MP's. With 37 MP's, SP is the third largest party in 18th Lok Sabha.  (PTI)

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Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sonia Gandhi meets SP MP Awadhesh Prasad. Prasad defeated BJP candidate Lallu Singh in Faizabad which is home to Ram temple in Ayodhya. (PTI)

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Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) chief and MP elect from UP's Nagina Chandrashekar Azad arrives with a copy of Indian Constitution. (PTI)