Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal-Secular leader HD Deve Gowda took oath as Rajya Sabha member on Sunday. Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu facilitated his oath ceremony and welcomed him to the Upper House. On June 13, Gowda was elected unopposed for the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka.

Former PM #HDDeveGowda (@H_D_Devegowda) took oath as a #RajyaSabha member on Sunday .

The Janata Dal-Secular (@JanataDal_S) supremo took oath in Kannada in the presence of Rajya Sabha Chairman #MVenkaiahNaidu shortly after the House convened for the day.

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Gowda served as Karnataka Chief Minister from 1994 to 1996. He became 11th Prime Minister of the country leading the United Front government after 1996 general elections.