The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha begins today with PM Modi and newly elected MPs taking oath of office

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The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha begins today with PM Modi and newly elected MPs taking oath of office

The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha begins on Monday (June 24) with the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected MPs, including PM Narendra. Following Modi's swearing-in, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha was elected on June 26. President Drupadi Murmu will address both Houses on June 27.


This will be the first Parliamentary session after the general elections held in April-June. In the 18th Lok Sabha, the NDA has a majority of 293 seats, while the BJP has 240 seats, narrowly short of the majority of 272. The opposition Indian Bloc has 234 seats, of which the Congress holds 99.

On Monday, President Dhruv Murm Mahtab will take oath as interim Speaker of Parliament at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Mahtab will then go to Parliament House to open Parliament at 11 am.


In the first session of the 18th Parliament, proceedings will begin with a minute's silence by members. Lok Sabha General Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh then placed the list of MPs elected to the House on the House table.


PM Modi takes oath of office

Mahtab will then ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leader of the Rajya Sabha, to take oath as a Member of Parliament. After PM Modi takes oath of office, the Council of Ministers will also take oath of office.


The interim Speaker will then take oath of office from the Speakers Group appointed by the President to help conduct the proceedings of the House till the Speaker election on June 26.


Kodikunnir Suresh (Congress), T. R. Bahl (DMK), Radha Mohan Singh and Paggan Singh Kulaste (both BJP) and Sudip Bandyopadhyay (TMC) confirmed their support for the President-appointed/new MPs to help Mahtab take oath of office.


Controversy over Bharatiya Janata Party leader's selection as interim Speaker

The controversy over the selection of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Bharturhari Mahtab as interim Speaker is likely to cast a shadow over the Parliament. The Opposition has criticised the decision and alleged that MP K. Suresh, who had also applied for the post, was ignored by the government.


Parliamentary Secretary Kiren Rijiju said Mahtabs was eligible as he had been a member of Parliament for seven consecutive terms. Suresh, on the other hand, lost elections in 1998 and 2004 and his current term is his fourth consecutive term as a member of the Lok Sabha. Suresh was previously elected to Parliament in 1989, 1991, 1996 and 1999.


Modi to address Parliament on July 2

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address Parliament on July 2 following the President's address. He is scheduled to address the Rajya Sabha the following day.


There will be no Zero Hour or Question Hour.


Meanwhile, the 264th Rajya Sabha session will run from June 27 to July 3, 2024. Both the Houses will take a brief recess and will meet again on July 22 to present the Union Budget.

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