Newly elected Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Pushpa Bhusal took the oath of office and secrecy on Sunday.

President Bidya Devi Bhandari administered the oath of office and secrecy to Bhusal amidst a function organized in Sheetal Niwas this afternoon.

Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, National Assembly Chairman Ganesh Timilsena and ministers among others were present in the program.

Bhusal was elected to the post by defeating Bidhya Bhattarai of CPN-UML on Friday.