Live: PM Narendra Modi, Advani take oath as 16th Lok Sabha members

Sonia Gandhi made the affirmation in Hindi and so did Minister Ram Vilas Paswan.

Several ministers preferred to take oath in their mother tongue, including D V Sadananda Gowda, Ananth Kumar and G M Siddheshwara, who took oath in Kannada.

Sarbananda Sonowal took oath in Assamese and Jual Oram in Odia.

Senior members Arjun Charan Sethi (BJD), P A Sangma (NPP) and Biren Singh Engti (Cong), appointed on the Panel of Chairpersons by the President to help the Protem Speaker in oath taking process, took oath after Prime Minister Modi, Advani and Gandhi.

Cold vibes between Sonia Gandhi and Maneka Gandhi were visible during the oath taking as both exchanged pleasantries rather reluctantly.

Protem Speaker Kamal Nath was the only member who had taken oath yesterday as the House was adjourned on the first day of the new Lok Sabha following death of Minister Gopinath Munde on June 3.