<p>Ten newly elected Rajya Sabha MPs, including Narayana Koragappa from Karnataka, took oath on Monday with Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu advising them to maintain high standards of conduct in public life.</p>.<p>The MPs were administered the oath in the Rajya Sabha Chambers in the presence of Naidu.</p>.<p>Eight MPs from Uttar Pradesh -- Ramgopal Yadav, Hardeep Singh Puri, Neeraj Shekhar, Brijlal, Geeta, Ramji, Hardwar Dubey and BL Verma -- took oath besides Koragappa.</p>.<p>Naresh Bansal, a newly elected MP from Uttarakhand, also took the oath.</p>.<p>Welcoming the new MPs, Naidu said that people have a lot of expectations from the members and accordingly advised them to maintain high standards of conduct in public life.</p>.<p>With this, the number of BJP MPs has risen to 93 while that of the Congress has dropped below the 40-mark to 37. The Samajwadi Party, which had 11 MPs, has now been reduced to five. </p>
<p>Ten newly elected Rajya Sabha MPs, including Narayana Koragappa from Karnataka, took oath on Monday with Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu advising them to maintain high standards of conduct in public life.</p>.<p>The MPs were administered the oath in the Rajya Sabha Chambers in the presence of Naidu.</p>.<p>Eight MPs from Uttar Pradesh -- Ramgopal Yadav, Hardeep Singh Puri, Neeraj Shekhar, Brijlal, Geeta, Ramji, Hardwar Dubey and BL Verma -- took oath besides Koragappa.</p>.<p>Naresh Bansal, a newly elected MP from Uttarakhand, also took the oath.</p>.<p>Welcoming the new MPs, Naidu said that people have a lot of expectations from the members and accordingly advised them to maintain high standards of conduct in public life.</p>.<p>With this, the number of BJP MPs has risen to 93 while that of the Congress has dropped below the 40-mark to 37. The Samajwadi Party, which had 11 MPs, has now been reduced to five. </p>