Sonia Gandhi Sworn In As Rajya Sabha Member From Rajasthan

On Thursday, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was sworn in as a Rajya Sabha MP for the first time from Rajasthan, succeeding former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who concluded his tenure on April 3. This development occurred shortly before the imminent Lok Sabha elections scheduled in seven phases.

Sonia Gandhi took the oath as a Rajya Sabha MP in the presence of Piyush Goyal, the Leader of the House, and Mallikarjun Kharge, the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. Her daughter, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, and Secretary-General P C Mody were also in attendance.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge extended his best wishes to Sonia Gandhi for her new journey in the Upper House after her 25-year tenure in the Lok Sabha.

“My best wishes to the Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson, Smt. Sonia Gandhi as she begins her new innings, by taking oath in the Rajya Sabha, today. Her courageous resilience and dignified grace, in the wake of adversity and upheaval, shall continue to guide our Parliamentary strategy,” Kharge wrote.

“She has completed 25 years serving the Lok Sabha, and now my fellow members and I await her presence in the Upper House. I wish her a fruitful tenure ahead,” he added.

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Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was among the 14 individuals who were sworn in as members of the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Vaishnaw took the oath as a member of the Upper House, representing Odisha.

Additionally, Congress leader Ajay Maken from Karnataka, BJP leader R P N Singh from Uttar Pradesh, and BJP member Samik Bhattacharya from West Bengal also took their oaths as Rajya Sabha MPs today. The Vice-president and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar administered the oath to them in the newly constructed Parliament House building.

Representing Andhra Pradesh, YSRCP leaders Gola Babu Rao, Medha Raghunath Reddy, and Yerum Venkat Subba Reddy also took their oaths as members of the Rajya Sabha.