New Delhi: The red carpet has been rolled out for the 7,000 plus guests who have gathered at the Rashtrapati Bhavan to watch Narendra Modi and his Council of Ministers being administered the oath of office by President Droupadi Murmu.
Among the foreign dignitaries in attendance are Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Bhutan Tshering Tobgay, Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal of Nepal and Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu.
A little over 50 leaders of the BJP and nearly 12 from allied parties attended a tea meeting held at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg (official residence of the prime minister) Sunday morning, giving way to speculation that those in attendance are likely to be sworn in as ministers.
Details of the allocation of portfolios are expected shortly after the swearing-in ceremony.
Modi 3.0 oath ceremony | HIGHLIGHTS
10.20pm: Updates to this live blog have ended.
10.03pm: Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Maldives President Dr Mohamed Muizzu, Vice President of Seychelles Ahmed Afif, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, Nepali PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal, and Bhutan PM Dasho Tshering Tobgay congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he takes the oath.
#WATCH | Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Maldives President Dr Mohamed Muizzu, Vice President of Seychelles Ahmed Afif, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, Nepali PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal & Bhutan PM Dasho Tshering Tobgay with Prime… pic.twitter.com/KkRZczujWe
— ANI (@ANI) June 9, 2024
9.50pm: The swearing-in ceremony of PM Narendra Modi-led NDA government concludes at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
8.40pm: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates congratulates Prime Minister Narendra Modi on X, “Congratulations to Narendra Modi on winning a third term as Prime Minister. You have strengthened India’s position as a source of innovation for global progress in sectors like health, agriculture, women-led development, and digital transformation. Look forward to a continued partnership to enhance the lives of people across India and the world.”
Congratulations to @narendramodi on winning a third term as Prime Minister. You have strengthened India's position as a source of innovation for global progress in sectors like health, agriculture, women-led development, and digital transformation. Look forward to a continued…
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) June 9, 2024
8.20pm: BJP leader Kiren Rijiju takes oath as a Union minister.
7.50pm: Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, JP Nadda, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Nitin Gadkari, S Jaishankar, Manohar Lal Khattar, HD Kumaraswamy, Piyush Goyal, and Nirmala Sitharaman take oath as Union ministers in the PM Narendra Modi-led NDA government.
7.25pm: Narendra Modi takes oath as Prime Minister for the third consecutive term.
7.15pm: Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi arrives at Rashtrapati Bhavan to take oath for the third consecutive term.
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7.09pm: Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, Vice-President of Seychelles, H E Ahmed Afif, and Prime Minister of Bhutan Tshering Tobgay arrive at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
6.58pm: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Bihar CM and JDU president Nitish Kumar, Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Andhra Pradesh CM designate N Chandrababu Naidu, and veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi arrive for the swearing-in ceremony.
6.50pm: Actor Shah Rukh Khan, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani along with his son Anant Ambani, BJP MP-elect Kangana Ranaut, and Adani group chairman Gautam Adani are present at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
6.45pm: BJP MP-elects Amit Shah and Nitin Gadkari are seen at the Rashtrapati Bhavan for the swearing-in ceremony.
6.35 pm: Nirmala Sitharaman, Ashwini Vaishnaw, S. Jaishankar, Giriraj Singh among other senior BJP leaders present. Also seen are actors Akshay Kumar and Vikrant Massey, and film-maker Rajkumar Hirani.
06.30 pm: Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) founder Jitan Ram Manjhi, Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary and BJP MP-elect Shobha Karandlaje are seated on the stage at the swearing-in ceremony of PM-designate Narendra Modi at the Rashtrapati Bhavan forecourt.
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06.15 pm: MP-elect from Arunachal West Kiren Rijiju confirmed in a post on X that he would be sworn in as a minister in Modi’s Council of Ministers. “I will serve the nation with greater zeal and devotion,” he wrote.
I will take oath as Cabinet Minister around 7.30pm on 9th June 2024. In the past, I took oath 3 times as Minister of State in 2014, Minister of State with Independent Charge in 2019 and as Cabinet Minister in 2021. Thank you Arunachal Pradesh, @narendramodi Ji, @BJP4India and… pic.twitter.com/bdGaXwLg7K
— Kiren Rijiju (मोदी का परिवार) (@KirenRijiju) June 9, 2024
06.00 pm: Guests and leaders from neighbouring countries have begun to arrive at Rashtrapati Bhavan ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of PM-designate Narendra Modi and his Council of Ministers.
Modi staked claim to form the government Friday, three days after the declaration of the results of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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