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Congress's Vivek Dhakad takes oath as MLA

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Press Trust of India Jaipur
Congress's Vivek Dhakad who won the Mandalgarh seat assembly in the recently held bypolls today took oath as a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Rajasthan.

The swearing-in ceremony was held at 11 am. Dhakad was sworn in by Speaker Kailash Meghwal and took the oath in English.

With this, the Congress' tally in the House of 200 members has increased to 25.

Bypolls were held on Mandalgarh Assembly and Ajmer and Alwar Lok Sabha seats on January 29 which all were won by the opposition Congress.

All the three seats were with BJP before the bypolls.

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First Published: Feb 07 2018 | 1:30 PM IST

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