Kerala MLAs arrive for swearing-in on foot, bicycle, vehicles

Thiruvananthapuram: The newly elected MLAs arrived at the Kerala Legislative Assembly for their swearing-in by different modes -- on foot, cycle or vehicle on Thursday.

The three BJP MLAs -- Rajeev Chandrasekhar, V Muraleedharan and B B Gopakumar -- arrived on foot at the Assembly complex along with their party workers and supporters.

They walked to the Assembly after paying floral tributes at the Martyrs Column in Palayam here.


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On the other hand, Congress MLA elect from Puthuppally Chandy Oommen, son of former Kerala CM Oommen Chandy, arrived on a bicycle wearing a shirt with an image of his father on it.

Oommen had campaigned on a bicycle during the Assembly election period.

Other MLAs arrived in their respective vehicles.

By 9 am, most of the newly elected legislators were seated inside the House ahead of their swearing-in by Pro-tem Speaker G Sudhakaran.

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The Congress-led UDF won 102 of the 140 seats, while the LDF got 35 and the BJP got 3.

The swearing-in of Chief Minister V D Satheesan and the 21-member Cabinet, including him, was held on May 18.