Former PM HD Deve Gowda Takes Oath as Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka

Former Prime Minister of India, Shri H D Deve Gowda took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka on 20 September 2020.
The 87-year-old President of the Janata Dal (Secular) party was elected to the Rajya Sabha in June 2020.
This is the first time that the JD(S) leader has become a member of the Upper House since 1996.
Mr. Deve Gowda was the 11th Prime Minister of India from 1 June 1996 to 21 April 1997.
He had also served as the 14th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1994 to 1996.