Modi 3.0 new Cabinet HIGHLIGHTS: Narendra Modi takes oath as PM for third time, 72 ministers sworn in

CHENNAI: The new cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been sworn in at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

The oath-taking ceremonies for the new council comprising 72 ministers has concluded.

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will now form government at the Centre.

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) will not attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony, said Sudip Bandyopadhyay, the party's leader in the Lok Sabha. "BJP leader Prahlad Joshi had called and invited us to attend the swearing-in ceremony, but our party has decided not to participate," Bandyopadhyay said.

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Congress President and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge has decided to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Rashtrapati Bhawan today. According to sources, the Congress President has accepted the invite after a discussion with his party and allies.

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Rewarding the BJP's coalition partners in the southern states, Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi is set to induct several MPs from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana into his Council of Ministers, sources said on Sunday.

Modi will on Sunday take oath for a third consecutive term as prime minister, along with members of his council.

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BJP leader Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday thanked Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi for including him in his Council of Ministers for the third consecutive time.

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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.

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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

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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.

 BJP leaders Nirmala Sitharaman, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Ashwini Vaishnaw at Rashtrapati Bhavan for the oath ceremony of the new government

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

Kerala BJP MP-elect Suresh Gopi attends oath ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi

BJP MP-elect Kangana Ranaut attends the oath ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Andhra Pradesh CM designate N Chandrababu Naidu meets veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi arrives at Rashtrapati Bhavan to take oath for the third consecutive term

President Droupadi Murmu arrives to administer the oath of office and secrecy to the Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi and his Cabinet.

Rajnath Singh takes oath as a minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet

BJP leader Amit Shah takes oath as a Union Cabinet minister in the PM Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Nitin Gadkari takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader JP Nadda takes oath as a Union Cabinet minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi

BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan sworn in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman takes oath as Union Cabinet minister in the Modi government

BJP leader S. Jaishankar takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

 BJP leader Manohar Lal Khattar takes oath as Union Cabinet minister in third term of Modi government

JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy sworn in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Piyush Devprakash Goyal sworn in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan sworn in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) founder Jitan Ram Manjhi takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

JDU leader Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Sarbananda Sonowal takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

TDP Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Pralhad Joshi sworn-in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Dr. Virendra Kumar takes oath as Cabinet Minister in the third term of Modi government

BJP leader Jual Oram sworn-in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Giriraj Singh sworn-in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Ashwini Vaishnaw takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia sworn-in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Bhupendra Yadav sworn-in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Annapurna Devi sworn-in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Gajendra Singh Shekhawat takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Kiren Rijiju takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Hardeep Singh Puri sworn-in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Mansukh L. Mandaviya takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Gangapuram Kishan Reddy sworn-in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

LJP (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan sworn-in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader CR Patil takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Rao Inderjit Singh sworn in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Jitendra Singh takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

 BJP leader Arjun Ram Meghwal sworn in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

Shiv Sena leader Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

RLD Chief Jayant Singh Chaudhary sworn in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Jitin Prasada sworn in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Nityanand Rai takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Shripad Yesso Naik sworn in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Pankaj Chaudhary sworn in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

 BJP leader S. P. Singh Baghel sworn in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Krishan Pal takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Shobha Karandlaje sworn in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

• Over 40 ministers have taken oath so far
• The BJP has retained 60 ministerial berths so far
• 24 states have been represented in the council of minister so far
• 74-year-old Jitan Ram Manjhi is the oldest minister in the new Cabinet while 36-year-old Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu is the youngest
  

• Over 40 ministers have taken oath so far
• The BJP has retained 60 ministerial berths so far
• 24 states have been represented in the council of minister so far
• 74-year-old Jitan Ram Manjhi is the oldest minister in the new Cabinet while 36-year-old Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu is the youngest
  

BJP leader Kirti Vardhan Singh sworn in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Ramdas Athawale takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

 BJP leader B. L. Verma takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Shantanu Thakur takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

Apna Dal (S) leader Anupriya Patel takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Suresh Gopi sworn in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

 BJP leader V Somanna takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader L. Murugan takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Ajay Tamta sworn-in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Bandi Sanjay Kumar takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Kamlesh Paswan sworn in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

TDP leader Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

 BJP leader Bhagirath Choudhary takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Satish Chandra Dubey takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Sanjay Seth sworn in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP Ravneet Singh Bittu takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Durga Das Uikey sworn in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

Prime Minister Narendra Modi as seen in three consecutive swearing-in-ceremonies across the years 

BJP leader Raksha Nikhil Khadse takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

 BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar sworn in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Raj Bhushan Choudhary sworn in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Harsh Malhotra sworn in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

 BJP leader Tokhan Sahu sworn in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Nimuben Bambhaniya takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Murlidhar Mohol sworn in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader George Kurian sworn in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

BJP leader Pabitra Margherita takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government

Oath ceremony of PM Narendra Modi-led NDA government concludes at Rashtrapati Bhavan

More than 8,000 people packed into the Rashtrapati Bhavan forecourt as Modi was sworn in as the PM for a third consecutive term