New Delhi: Senior Congress leaders from Kerala's Wayanad constituency handed over the certificate of election to party MP-elect Rahul Gandhi in the presence of top leadership in Janpath, Delhi, on Sunday.

The Certificate of Election holds significance as it serves as a document for verifying the identity of the elected representatives when they proceed to the Lok Sabha for their induction ceremony.

It is a document issued by an election authority to declare the winners of an election and certify their eligibility to take office. It is a formal and legally binding statement of the results of an election and is used to verify the legitimacy of the elected officeholders.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi was presented with the certificate in the presence of Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, INC General Secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal, and General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi.

Earlier on Saturday, several Congress leaders came out and voiced their demand that Rahul Gandhi take over the position of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha citing that he will play a crucial role and this move will ultimately strengthen the party.

Meanwhile, Nationalist Congress Party leader Praful Patel said on Sunday that accepting the position of Minister of State (MoS) with independent charge in the Union Cabinet will be considered a demotion for him, as he was earlier a Cabinet Minister in the UPA Government headed by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

During the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, under the leadership of then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Patel was the cabinet minister for the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.

Earlier, ahead of his swearing-in ceremony, Narendra Modi on Sunday interacted with members of Parliament who are likely to be inducted into his Cabinet and Council of Ministers.

Modi hosted a customary high tea at his residence at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg in the national capital before the grand ceremony this evening.

BJP leaders Manohar Lal Khattar, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Dharmendra Pradhan, Piyush Goyal, Mandaviya, and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat were seen attending the meeting and can be seen as a certainty in the new government, sources said.

LJP (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan, Rajnath Singh, Kiren Rijiju, and Jyotiraditya Scindia, were among the others who arrived for the tea meeting.