Twelve newly elected Rajya Sabha MPs take oath in Parliament

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday administered oath to 12 newly elected members of the Upper House.

The oath was administered in Parliament House, where Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh and Secretary General P K Mody were present.

Those administered oath are Dharmshila Gupta, Manoj Kumar Jha, Sanjay Yadav, Govindbhai Laljibhai Dholakia, Subhash Chander, Harsh Mahajan, G C Chandrashekhar, L Murugan, Ashok Singh, Chandrakant Handore, Medha Vishram Kulkarni and Sadhna Singh.

As many as 54 members of the Rajya Sabha retired on April 2 and 3.