In a path breaking change five Indian-Americans are going to be part of US congress and going to take oath as members. 52-year-old Kamala Harris whose mother was from India and father from Jamaica of African heritage was sworn in on Tuesday as the Senator from California by the outgoing US Vice President Joe Biden. She is the first Indian-American to have ever served in the Senate.

A few hours later, the focus was on House Chambers wherein as many as four Indian Americans were sworn in as its members, including Congressman Ami Bera, who has been re-elected for the third consecutive term.

Joining Bera were young and dynamic Ro Khanna (40) representing the Silicon Valley. He was sworn in on a bicentennial edition of the Constitution on loan from the rare books division of the Library of Congress.

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, 42, who won the election from Illinois took the oath on Gita. He is only the second US lawmaker after Tulsi Gabbard from Hawaii to take the oath on a Gita. Gabbard, the first ever Hindu to be elected to the US Congress took the oath for third consecutive term.

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