Narendra Modi took charge as the Prime Minister of India for the historic third time today. He received a warm welcome at the PMO (Prime Minister's Office), South Block, New Delhi. PMO staffers greeted him with a round of applause as the PM entered the premises.
At the dinner, Muizzu was seen sitting next to PM Modi, sharing a laugh. The photo of the same went viral on social media platforms, where netizens started speculating about the conversation between the two world leaders.
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 on Sunday graced the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"Felicitations to @narendramodi on taking oath as the Prime Minister of India," PM Shehbaz wrote a day after he reutrned from Beijing where he met Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Narendra Modi was sworn in as prime minister on Sunday for a record-equalling third term, heading a 72-member Union Council of Ministers in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.
Earlier on June 6, Trudeau faced heavy criticism on social media platforms for advising PM Modi over "human rights" and the "rule of law" in a congratulatory post following his historic victory in the recently concluded Lok Sabha Elections.
Signalling continuity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi retained Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar in charge of the four high-profile ministries - Home, Defence, Finance and External Affairs - respectively in his new government.
Modi 3.0 Cabinet has taken shape after the BJP-led NDA formed the government at Centre for the third consecutive time. Let's take a look at leaders who have been dropped from the Modi Cabinet in his third term.
The swearing-in of Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his Council of Ministers at the Rashtrapati Bhavan today (June 9) marked the beginning of Modi 3.0, the third straight term for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
BJP's veteran leader and four-time Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was on Sunday sworn in as a minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Union Cabinet. The 65-year-old BJP leader was administered oath by President Droupadi Murmu at the swearing-in ceremony.
The PM Modi 3.0 council of ministers includes representation from all corners of the country and various social groups. The council comprises 27 ministers from Other Backward Classes, 10 from Scheduled Castes, 5 from Scheduled Tribes, and 5 from minorities. N
Narendra Modi took oath as India's Prime Minister at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in the national capital on Sunday (June 9) evening for a third straight term, equalling the feat of the first prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
Along with Narendra Modi, senior BJP leaders Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari and Amit Shah also took oath as cabinet ministers.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has taken shape after the saffron camp was voted back to power for the third consecutive time in Lok Sabha elections 2024.
Modi 3.0 oath ceremony: Leaders from India's neighbourhood are among the dignitaries and special invitees who attended the swearing-in ceremony of the prime minister and his council of ministers at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi on Sunday evening.
Nadda, who holds a degree in law, started his political journey with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the students' wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He became president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the BJP's youth wing, in 1991.
The Ajit Pawar-led NCP, part of the ruling alliance in Maharashtra along with the BJP and the Shiv Sena, performed poorly in the Lok Sabha polls, managing to win just one seat (Raigad) from the four it contested.
Punjab BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu is the grandson of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, a hero of an anti-terrorism campaign in the state who was assassinated in a terror attack while still in office.
The grand event is scheduled for Sunday (June 9), where Narendra Modi along with top ministers will take oath as the leaders of the newly formed government.
Modi cabinet oath ceremony: Rinku Chauhan, jeweller who is affiliated with BJP for the past nearly two decades, said he was confident of Modi’s return for the third term, given his good work and popularity across the country.
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