Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan, in his capacity as Rajya Sabha Chairman, administered the oath of membership to Indian National Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at Parliament House, New Delhi on 29 June 2026.
Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan arrived at Parliament House, New Delhi on 29 June 2026 to formally administer the oath of office to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge as a newly elected Rajya Sabha member.
Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were present at Parliament House as Mallikarjun Kharge took his oath as Rajya Sabha member before Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan on 29 June 2026.
Mallikarjun Kharge completed his oath as a Rajya Sabha member at Parliament House, New Delhi on 29 June 2026, with Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan officiating at the ceremony.
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh, Union Ministers J.P. Nadda and Kiren Rijiju, CPP Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joined Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan at Parliament House after Mallikarjun Kharge was sworn in on 29 June 2026.
Mallikarjun Kharge, president of the Indian National Congress, was formally sworn in as a Rajya Sabha member by Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan at Parliament House, New Delhi on 29 June 2026, marking his return to the upper house.