Narendra Modi sworn in as Prime Minister for third time; 2 ministers from Kerala
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Narendra Modi Swearing Ceremony Live: BJP leader Narendra Modi took oath as the Prime Minister of India at the Rashtrapati Bhavan for a record third time on Sunday. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to Modi at 7:25 pm. Modi's third consecutive term as Prime Minister marks a historic milestone, echoing the legacy of past leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru.
PM Modi is poised to convey a message of continuity in his upcoming term by retaining key figures from his outgoing government while also welcoming new faces into the Council of Ministers. The first BJP MP from Kerala Suresh Gopi and the State's BJP General Secretary George Kurian also took oath as Ministers of State.
Council of ministers
Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, and S Jaishankar, who held crucial ministries in the previous government, are set to continue their roles. Additionally, other senior members like Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan, Ashwini Vaishnaw, and Hardeep Singh Puri are also expected to retain their positions.
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Allies like TDP's Ram Mohan Naidu and Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, JD(U)'s Lalan Singh and Ram Nath Thakur, Shiv Sena's Prataprao Jadhav besides other National Democratic Alliance members such as Chirag Paswan, Jitan Ram Manjhi, H D Kumaraswamy, Jayant Chaudhary, Ramdas Athawale, and Anupriya Patel have taken oath.
BJP's Jyotiraditya Scindia, Bhupender Yadav, Pralhad Joshi, Giriraj Singh, Arjun Ram Meghwal, Jitendra Singh, S P S Baghel, Annapurna Devi, Virendra Kumar, Pankaj Chaudhary, Shobha Karandlaje, Krishna Pal Gurjar and L Murugan, all outgoing ministers, also took oath during the ceremony.
The complete list of 72 ministers who took oath include Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Jagat Prakash Nadda, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Nirmala Sitharaman, S Jaishankar, Manohar Lal Khattar, HD Kumaraswamy, Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan, Jitan Ram Manjhi, Lalan Singh, Sarbananda Sonowal, Virendra Kumar, Ram Mohan Naidu, Pralhad Joshi, Jual Oram, Giriraj Singh, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Bhupendra Yadav, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Annapurna Devi, Kiren Rijiju, Hardeep Singh Puri, Mansukh Mandaviya, G Kishan Reddy, Chirag Paswan, CR Patil, Rao Inderjit Singh, Jitendra Singh, Arjun Ram Meghwal, Pratap Rao Jadhav, Jitin Prasada, Shripad Yesso Naik, Pankaj Chaudhary, Krishan Pal, Ramdas Athawale, and Ram Nath Thakur, Nityanand Rai, Anupriya Patel, V Somanna, Chandra S. Pemmasani, S P Singh Baghel, Shobha Karandlaje, Kirti Vardhan Singh, B L Verma, Shantanu Thakur, Suresh Gopi, L Murugan, Ajay Tamta, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Kamlesh Paswan, Bhagirath Choudhary, Satish Chandra Dubey, Sanjay Seth, Ravneet Singh Bittu, Durga Das Uikey, Raksha Khadse, Sukanta Majumdar, Savitri Thakur, Tokhan Sahu, Raj Bhushan Choudhary, Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma, Harsh Malhotra, Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya, Murlidhar Mohol, George Kurian, Pabitra Margherita.
One notable absence seems to be Anurag Thakur, the outgoing Information and Broadcasting Minister, despite winning his constituency again. Outgoing ministers Smriti Irani, who suffered a big defeat in Amethi, and Parshottam Rupala, who won but whose remarks on Rajput community during the polls had triggered a massive row, are also unlikely to find a place in the new government. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, who lost to Shashi Tharoor in a close contest, is also likely to be missing from the new government.
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Guests for swearing-in
Bangladesh President Sheikh Hasina and Vice-President of Seychelles Ahmed Afif have already arrived in Delhi for the swearing-in ceremony. Besides Muizzu, Jugnauth, Hasina and Afif, the other leaders attending the ceremony are Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay.
Security arrangements
In terms of security, a multi-layered arrangement, involving paramilitary forces, NSG commandos, and drone surveillance, is in place to ensure the smooth conduct of the ceremony. Roads near Rashtrapati Bhawan are closed to vehicular traffic, with strict enforcement to maintain order. More than 2,500 police personnel, including five companies of paramilitary and Delhi Armed Police (DAP) jawans, have already been deployed around the venue.
According to an advisory by the Delhi Traffic Police, no traffic movement will be allowed on the Sansad Marg (between Transport Bhawan and T-point Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Marg), North Avenue Road, South Avenue Road, Kushak Road, Rajaji Marg, Krishna Menon Marg, Talkatora Road and Pt. Pant Marg between 2 pm to 11 pm. Pedestrian movement, however, will be allowed.