3 from Northeast take oath as Rajya Sabha members

NEW DELHI: Three newly-elected members from the North-East on Monday took oath as members of the Rajya Sabha. Chairman of the Upper House M Venkaiah Naidu presided over the process of oath and affirmation of the new members.

Those who took oath are Pabitra Margherita and Rwngwra Narzary from Assam and JS Phangnon Konyak from Nagaland. Jebi Mather Hisham, Sandosh Kumar and A Rahim from Kerala also took oath on Monday.

BJP's Konyak, who was elected unopposed to the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Nagaland, became the first woman from the State to get a berth in the Upper House of Parliament.

Konyak is also president of Nagaland's BJP women wing.

In the recent election of 13 Rajya Sabha seats, the BJP has won four Rajya Sabha seats from three Northeastern States - Assam, Tripura and Nagaland. The saffron party's alliance partner United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) won one Rajya Sabha seat from Assam. (IANS)

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