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.