Kerala MLAs arrive for swearing-in on foot, bicycle, vehicles
Newly elected MLAs in Kerala arrived at the Legislative Assembly by various modes, including walking, cycling, and driving, ahead of their swearing-in ceremony.
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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.
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.
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.
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