New Congress MLA Sukhdeo Bhagat takes oath in Jharkhand Assembly

RANCHI: Newly-elected Congress MLA Sukhdeo Bhagat today took oath as a member of the Jharkhand Assembly.

Sukhdeo, also the Jharkhand PCC president, took the oath in the House on the penultimate day of the Winter Session, taking Congress' strength in the 82-member Assembly to seven.

He won the Lohardaga (ST) by-poll on December 14 after the seat fell vacant following disqualification of Ajsu leader Kamal Kishore Bhagat.

Kamal was convicted and sent to jail for five years in connection with a 1993 criminal case.