Newly-elected MLAs sworn in as first session of 15th Kerala assembly begins

The first session of the 15thKerala Legislative Assemblybegan here on Monday with the swearing in of newly elected MLAs, of whom 53 are fresh entrants, under strictCovid-19 protocols.

As many as 136 legislators of the 140-member-strong house took the oath of office during the over three-hour-long session which began at 9 AM.

Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who scripted his name in the HISTORY of the house as the first chief minister in the last four decades to assume office for a second consecutive time, made a solemn affirmation, while some of his cabinet colleagues took oath in the name of the God.