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.