President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has administered Mahantha Thakur of Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal (RJP-N) Chairman Council and Tara Devi Bhatta as the senior-most members of the House of Representatives (HoR) and National Assembly respectively on Sunday.
Thakur took the oath of office and secrecy in Maithili language.
Thakur and Bhatta will administer the federal lawmakers Sunday at 4 pm.
The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun and Chief Justice Gopal Prasad Parajuli, among others.