16th Lok Sabha: Modi, Advani and Sonia Among First To Take Oath
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The newly elected members of the Senior BJP leader LK Advani and Congress president
Then the Cabinet ministers of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government took oath as MPs of the new Lok Sabha.
External Affairs Minister
However, the BJP MPs were sad and quiet as the sudden and untimely death of the senior party leader Gopinath Munde dampened the mood. The House was adjourned for the day after paying homage to Munde and the oath-taking exercise.
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The Congress MPs looked gloomy, though, as they talked about how things went wrong. Some of them believed that the failures of the Manmohan Singh government and the lack of accountability in the party were the main reasons behind the defeat.
The 16th Lok Sabha has 315 first-time MPs, the highest in 30 years, according to data compiled by PRS Legislative, a research group that tracks the working of the Parliament.
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