Newly elected lawmakers took the oath of office and secrecy on Thursday. Senior member of the Parliament Pashupati Shumsher JB Rana administered the oath of office secrecy amidst a program at the New Baneshwor-based Parliament building this afternoon. Rana took the oath of office and secrecy from President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Wednesday.

Almost all the lawmakers had reached the Parliament building wearing national dress and some wearing customs that reflect their cultural identity.

As many as 14 lawmakers took the oath in their mother tongue. The lawmakers took the oath 33 days after the election to the House of Representatives. There are 275 lawmakers in the Parliament. The logos were also distributed to the lawmakers after the oath taking ceremony.