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Kejriwal, Sisodia take oath as members of Delhi Legislative Assembly

This is the first Assembly session after the AAP formed the government for the third time.

PTI New Delhi Published 24.02.20, 08:53 AM
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal with his deputy Manish Sisodia and other ministers on the first day of a three-day session of the State Assembly, in New Delhi, Monday, February 24, 2020.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal with his deputy Manish Sisodia and other ministers on the first day of a three-day session of the State Assembly, in New Delhi, Monday, February 24, 2020. PTI

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and other newly-elected MLAs took oath as members of the Delhi Legislative Assembly as a three-day session began on Monday.

This is the first Assembly session after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) formed the government for the third time.

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Environment minister Gopal Rai and health minster Satyendar Jain also took oath.

Greater Kailash MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj took oath in the name of 'Bajrang Bali Hanuman' and raised slogans of 'Jai Hanuman' after the oath.

Burari MLA Sanjeev Jha, who came dressed in traditional attire, took oath in Maithili language

Matia Mahal MLA Shoaib Iqbal, who was appointed pro-tem speaker, administered the oath. The speaker will be elected later in the day.

BJP's Badarpur MLA Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, who was elected as Leader of Opposition earlier on Monday, hugged Iqbal after taking oath. Bidhuri and Iqbal were first elected to Delhi Assembly in 1993.

The seventh Delhi Legislative Assembly was constituted after the Aam Aadmi Party won 62 seats in the 70-member House. The BJP won eight seats, while the Congress drew a blank.

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