Newly elected BJP MP from Gurdaspur and Bollywood actor Sunny Deol arrives for the first session of the 17th Lok Sabha at Parliament House in New Delhi on Monday. The first session of the 17th Lok Sabha began on Monday with Pro-tem Speaker Virendra Singh administering the oath to members. The oath-taking will continue on Tuesday.

Newly-elected East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir arrives for the first session of the 17th Lok Sabha at Parliament House in New Delhi on Monday. Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir took the oath in English

Noting that Monday marks the start of the first session after the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed all new MPs and said "with them comes new hopes, new aspirations and new determination to serve". 

Congress President and MP from Wayanad Rahul Gandhi during the opening day of the first session of the 17th Lok Sabha at Parliament House in New Delhi, Monday. Rahul Gandhi had a shaky start in the 17th Lok Sabha as his absence in the first session of the new Lok Sabha was noticed and he also forgot to sign the Parliament register after taking his oath

MP from Amravati constituency and Telegu actress Navneet Kaur Rana arrives for the first session of the 17th Lok Sabha at Parliament House in New Delhi on Monday. Navneet Kaur Rana, who has worked in Telugu and Punjabi films, is the only actress to be elected MP from Maharashtra in the May 2019 elections

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrives for the first session of the 17th Lok Sabha at Parliament House in New Delhi on Monday. Singh took the oath in Hindi

Newly elected BJP MP and Bhojpuri star Ravi Kishan arrives for the first session of the 17th Lok Sabha at Parliament House in New Delhi on Monday

Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal, her husband and Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal arrive for the first session of the 17th Lok Sabha at Parliament House in New Delhi on Monday. Harsimrat Kaur Badal took the oath in Punjabi

Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) President Ram Vilas Paswan, his son Chirag Paswan and family members arrive for the first session of the 17th Lok Sabha at Parliament House, in New Delhi on Monday

AAP MP from Sangrur Bhagwant Mann flashes the victory sign as he arrives for the first session of the 17th Lok Sabha at Parliament House in New Delhi on Monday

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath arrives for the first session of the 17th Lok Sabha at Parliament House in New Delhi on Monday

Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav with his son and party president Akhilesh Yadav and MP Azam Khan on the opening day of the first session of the 17th Lok Sabha at Parliament House in New Delhi on Monday