NEW DELHI: Six newly-elected Rajya Sabha members took their oaths on Monday. M. Venkaiah Naidu, chairman of the Rajya Sabha, presided over the oath-taking and affirmation of new members.

Pabitra Margherita and Rwngwra Narzary from Assam, Jebi Mather Hisham, Sandosh Kumar and A. Rahim from Kerala, and S. Phangnon Konyak from Nagaland took the oath.

Konyak, the BJP's unopposed candidate for Nagaland's lone Rajya Sabha seat, became the state's first woman to be elected to the Parliament's Upper House. Konyak also serves as the president of the Nagaland BJP's women's wing.

The BJP won four Rajya Sabha seats from three Northeastern states, Assam, Tripura, and Nagaland, in the recent election of 13 Rajya Sabha seats. The United People's Party Liberal (UPPL), a saffron party alliance partner, won one Rajya Sabha seat from Assam.

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