Newly elected Kerala MLAs arrive for swearing-in by foot, bicycle and vehicles | WATCH

Thiruvananthapuram: Newly elected MLAs reached the Kerala Legislative Assembly on Thursday for their swearing-in ceremony, arriving in different modes of transport including on foot, by bicycle, and in vehicles.

Three BJP MLAs — Rajeev Chandrasekhar, V Muraleedharan, and B B Gopakumar — walked to the Assembly complex along with party workers and supporters. Before entering the premises, they paid floral tributes at the Martyrs Column in Palayam.

Congress MLA-elect from Puthuppally, Chandy Oommen, son of former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, arrived at the Assembly on a bicycle. He was seen wearing a shirt featuring his late father’s image, continuing his election campaign theme in which he had also used a bicycle.

Other MLAs reached the Assembly in their respective vehicles and were seated inside the House by around 9 a.m. ahead of the swearing-in ceremony conducted by Pro-tem Speaker G Sudhakaran.

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The Congress-led UDF won 102 of the 140 seats in the Assembly elections, while the LDF secured 35 seats and the BJP won 3. The swearing-in of Chief Minister V D Satheesan and his 21-member Cabinet took place on May 18.