Imphal, 19 March 2017 ( Evening News ) : Protem speaker V. Hangkhalian today administered oath to the elected members of the 11th Manipur state assembly. The elected members took their oath in the assembly. Former chief minister Okram Ibobi and the congress MLAs occupied    the opposition benches. The swearing-in began at 11 am sharp. However chief minister N. Biren and some of the opposition members arrived late. After the members took their respective seats, the protem speaker V. Hangkhanlian asked them to fill in the oath-taking forms. He then administered the oath to the members. The house also observed a 2-minute silence as a mark of respect to the late Rajya Sabha MP, Haji Abdul Salam who passed away last month. Ashab Uddin who is elected from Jiribam also took oath today. The speaker will be elected tomorrow. The floor test has also been scheduled for tomorrow.