Modi 3.0 new Cabinet HIGHLIGHTS: Narendra Modi takes oath as PM for third time, 72 ministers sworn in
Kerala BJP MP-elect Suresh Gopi attends oath ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi
Actor Akshay Kumar, Navneet Kumar Sehgal, Chairman of Prasar Bharati and BJP MP-elect Dharmendra Pradhan at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi
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Actor Vikrant Massey and film-maker Rajkumar Hirani attend the oath ceremony of PM-designate Narendra Modi at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi
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BJP leaders arrive for the oath ceremony
BJP MP elect Amit Shah,Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, BJP leaders Nitin Gadkari & Kiren Rijiju arrive at the Forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan for the oath ceremony
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, lyricist Prasoon Joshi, Parmarth Niketan's Swami Chidanand Saraswati and AMMK leader TTV Dhinakaran at Rashtrapati Bhavan
The stage is set for the oath ceremony of PM-designate Narendra Modi at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi
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BJP leaders Nirmala Sitharaman, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Ashwini Vaishnaw at Rashtrapati Bhavan for the oath ceremony of the new government
FACTS AT A GLANCE
Modi is the only leader after Jawaharlal Nehru who has been elected as PM for a third consecutive time after completing the full tenure in each of the terms.
Around 1,100 traffic police personnel of the Delhi Police have been deployed for the oath-taking ceremony. An advisory has also been issued to the public for changes in traffic movement and routes, as part of arrangements for the delegates.
Top leaders from India's neighbourhood and the Indian Ocean region, including Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, arrived in Delhi on Sunday to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi and the Union council of ministers. This is a testament to India's 'Neighbourhood First' policy.
Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth and his Bhutanese counterpart Tshering Tobgay also reached Delhi for the ceremony. Bangladesh President Sheikh Hasina and Vice-President of Seychelles Ahmed Afif arrived in Delhi on Saturday.
The BJP secured 240 seats out of the 293 seats the NDA alliance received in the Lok Sabha elections. The Congress fought the election as part of the INDIA bloc and the opposition parties together were able to prevent the BJP from getting a majority on its own in the 543-member Lok Sabha. The majority mark in the lower house is 272.
Ahead of Narendra Modi swearing-in ceremony on Sunday, he interacted with members of the Parliament who are likely to be inducted into his Cabinet and
JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given him an opportunity to serve as a Minister in the new Cabinet that will be sworn-in this evening, and credited the people of "Kannada Naadu" for it.