First Session Of Lok Sabha Likely To Commence On June 18

President Droupadi Murmu is expected to address a joint sitting of both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on June 21, thus formally inaugurating the session. 

President Droupadi Murmu is expected to address a joint sitting of both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on June 21, thus formally inaugurating the session.  ( Image Source :PTI )

Lok Sabha Session: The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha is likely to begin on Tuesday, June 18. The MPs in the Lower House are expected to take oaths on June 18 and 19, following which the speaker will be elected on June 20. According to ABP News sources, President Droupadi Murmu is expected to address a joint sitting of both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on June 21, thus formally inaugurating the session. 

On Sunday, Narendra Modi took the oath of office as the Prime Minister of India for the third consecutive term at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

President Droupadi Murmu administered him the oath of office. Several MPs from within the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Janata Dal (United) (JDU), and other allies also took oath as the cabinet ministers. 

Among the cabinet ministers who took oath included Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Nitin Gadkari, Rajnath Singh, Piyush Goyal from the BJP. Chandrasekhar Pemmmasani and Kinarapu Ram Mohan Naidu from TDP while H.D. Kumaraswamy from JD(S) and Chirag Paswan from LJP-R were among other NDA allies that were sworn-in as Union cabinet ministers. 

The event was attended by leaders from neighbouring countries including Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bhutan PM Tshering Togbay, and Nepal PM Pushp Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'. 

In the election results announced on June 4, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA bagged 293 seats and crossed the 272 seat majority mark required to form government at the Centre. The Congress emerged as the second-largest party in the Lower House.

This will be the first time that the Congress, since its ouster from power in 2014, will get the post of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha. It failed to get the position in the past 10 years as its tally was below the requisite 10 per cent of total seats in the House, both in 2014 and 2019.