Lok Sabha session highlights: BJP chief Nadda named Leader of House in Rajya Sabha

Parliament session updates: PM Modi was the first one to take oath as the Leader of the House. This is PM Modi's third term as a member of the Lok Sabha

4:53 PM

Let's see what they will bring to the table: Mandi MP Kangana Ranaut

 "Like the PM said, the entire nation hopes that the opposition will be more responsible. Let's see what they will bring to the table," says BJP MP Kangana Ranaut.

4:44 PM

News update: BJP chief and Union minister JP Nadda named leader of House in Rajya Sabha

JP Nadda holds the Chemicals and Fertilizers portfolio in the Cabinet. The BJP chief will be replacing Piyush Goyal as the Leader of the House.

JP Nadda  holds the Chemicals and Fertilizers portfolio in the Cabinet. The BJP chief will be replacing Piyush Goyal as the Leader of the House.

4:40 PM

PM Modi has stated many times that the country will run on the basis of the Constitution: Chirag Paswan

"PM Modi has said many times that the country will run on the basis of the Constitution... This government is running under his leadership," says Union minister Chirag Paswan.

4:31 PM

Lok Sabha news update: Cong leader Deepender Singh Hooda takes oath as member of Lok Sabha.

4:26 PM

Anurag Thakur takes oath as member of lower house

BJP MP Anurag Thakur took the oath on Monday as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha

4:25 PM

Kangana Ranaut takes oath as member of lower house

BJP MP Kangana Ranaut took the oath today as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha.

 

4:18 PM

Lok Sabha session news: Will live up to the expectation of God-like voters, says Ayodhya MP

Faizabad MP, Awadhesh Prasad, who had remained in the limelight during the general elections 2024 on Monday said he will live up to the expectations of "god-like" voters of Faizabad. Prasad's victory from Faizabad stole the limelight as Ayodhya is part of his constituency, where the Ram Temple is located and was a prestige battle for the BJP. During his arrival in the Lok Sabha, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav was seen holding Prasad's hand as the pair climbed up the stairs of the parliament building.

4:05 PM

Congress leader Manish Tewari takes oath in Punjabi

Manish Tewari took oath as the Lok Sabha MP from Chandigarh today. Tewari won the seat from the BJP’s Sanjay Tandon by securing nearly 216,000 votes and won by a slender margin of 2,504 votes.

3:55 PM

Delhi MP Bansuri Swaraj takes oath in Sanskrit

Late external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj's daughter Bansuri Swaraj took the oath in Sanskrit.

 

3:38 PM

Lok Sabha session news update: Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi takes oath

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi takes oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha.

3:02 PM

As long as I am in the Parliament, those who work against the people will be questioned: Chandra Shekhar Aazad

"I am the voice of those who were not even considered human. Their voices were suppressed. I assure you that as long as I am in the Parliament, I will raise my voice for the people. Those who work against the Constitution and people will be questioned," Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) MP Chandra Shekhar Aazad.

 

2:54 PM

Parliamentary convention is already broken: Congress MP K Suresh on Pro-Tem Speaker

"I met with the pro-tem Speaker to submit a letter. We said to him that the parliamentary convention is already broken. So, we will not assist you as a pro-tem Speaker panel member," Congress MP K Suresh said today.

2:51 PM

Parliament news update: Who is Bhartruhari Mahtab?

The first session of the Parliament following the 18th Lok Sabha elections commenced today with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Bhartruhari Mahtab being sworn in as the pro-tem Speaker by President Droupadi Murmu. Mahtab’s appointment has drawn criticism from the Opposition who feel the move deviates from tradition. Read here for more details.

2:18 PM

'Will not allow attack on Constitution,’ says Rahul Gandhi amid Oppn protest at Parliament

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today stated that  the ‘attack’ by Prime Minister Narendra Modi or Union Minister Amit Shah on the Constitution is ‘not acceptable.’

2:07 PM

'The warriors are back!': Krishnagar MP Mohua Moitra

2:05 PM

Union Minister of State for Power Shripad Y Naik takes oath in Sanskrit

Union Minister of State for Power and New and Renewable Energy Shripad Y Naik took the oath in Sanskrit. Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries H D Kumaraswamy took the oath in Kannada, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in Odia, Ports and Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in Assamese, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu and Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy in Telugu and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi in Kannada.

1:46 PM

INDIA bloc's MPs raise call to 'save Constitution'

INDIA bloc MPs on Monday gathered in the Parliament complex in a show of strength on the first day of the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, holding copies of the Constitution and raising slogans on "saving democracy". Opposition leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, party leader Rahul Gandhi, Trinamool Congress' Sudip Bandyopadhyay, DMK's TR Baalu, among others assembled at the spot where the Gandhi statue once stood in the Parliament complex.

 

1:31 PM

Congress chief Kharge slams PM Modi after his pre-session remarks

Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge hit back at the NDA government, questioning how long they intend to govern by constantly bringing up the emergency. “He will repeat this 100 times. Without declaring an emergency, you are acting this way. How long do you plan to rule by bringing this up?” Kharge said. "PM Modi made a longer than usual customary address today. Clearly, even after moral and political defeat, the arrogance remains! The nation was hoping that Modi ji would say something on many important issues," Kharge stated.

1:20 PM

No power can touch the Constitution of India: Rahul Gandhi on holding up Constitution book in Parliament

"The attack that the PM and Amit Shah are launching on the Constitution is not acceptable to us, we will not let this happen. So, we held the Constitution while taking the oath...Our message is going across, no power can touch the Constitution of India," Congress MP from Raebareli Rahul Gandhi said today.

 

1:18 PM

Apna Dal (S)'s Anupriya Patel takes oath as member of Lok Sabha

Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Anupriya Patel, took oath as a member of the Lok Sabha today. Patel represents Mirzapur constituency from Uttar Pradesh.

12:59 PM

'No evidence he understood true meaning of people's verdict,' says Congress on PM Modi's pre-session remarks

"The non-biological PM who suffered a resounding personal, political, and moral defeat in the Lok Sabha elections has just given his usual 'desh ke naam sandesh' outside the Parliament as the 18th Lok Sabha prepares to commence its tenure," Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said today.

12:54 PM

Lone BJP Kerala MP Suresh Gopi takes oath as member of Lok Sabha

Suresh Gopi, the first BJP leader to get elected to the lower house from Kerala, took oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha today.

12:36 PM

Pro-Tem Speaker Mahtab accepts resignation of Rahul Gandhi as Wayanad MP

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had decided to vacate the Wayanad seat and retain Rae Bareli, with Party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to contest the Wayanad seat in Kerala.  At the start of the Lok Sabha session, Pro-Tem Speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab accepted his resignation.

 

12:32 PM

Ahead of first Lok Sabha session, INDIA bloc MPs march together

INDIA bloc MPs  marched to the Lok Sabha together on the first day of the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha raising slogans to "save Constitution".

Opposition leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, party leader Rahul Gandhi, Trinamool Congress' Sudip Bandyopadhyay, DMK's TR Baalu, assembled at the spot where the Gandhi statue once stood in the Parliament complex.

12:05 PM

Kiren Rijiju, Mansukh Mandaviya take oath as Lok Sabha members

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya took oath as members of the 18th Lok Sabha on Monday.

 

11:51 AM

INDIA bloc MPs boycott oath-taking to protest against Pro-Tem Speaker's appointment

  TR Balu of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), K Suresh of the Congress and Sudip Bandopadhyay of the Trinamool Congress, who are in the panel to assist pro-tem Speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab, refrained from executing their  duties as a mark of protest over the appointment of the Pro-Tem Speaker.

11:44 AM

TDP's Ram Mohan Naidu takes oath as Lok sabha member

Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu takes oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha.

11:37 AM

Parliament news update: Amit Shah takes oath as member of Lok Sabha

11:26 AM

News update: Nitin Gadkari, Rajnath Singh take oath as Lok Sabha MPs

BJP leaders Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari took oath as members of the 18th Lok Sabha.

11:11 AM

People want substance not slogans, they want debate, diligence not disturbance in Parliament: PM Modi

India needs responsible opposition; people want substance not slogans, they want debate, diligence not disturbance in Parliament, PM Modi asserted today