Modi 3.0, 1st PM Hattrick since 1962: A Newly Appointed Cabinet to Convene Today
PM Modi Oath Ceremony Live Updates: Narendra Modi took the oath as Prime Minister for an unprecedented third consecutive term, accompanied by 71 ministers, on Sunday evening.
In the new coalition government, President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office and secrecy to Narendra Modi, 30 Cabinet Ministers, five Ministers of State (independent charge), and 36 Ministers of State.
Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman, and S. Jaishankar—all prominent members of the previous Modi cabinet—were sworn in again as Cabinet Ministers at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Narendra Modi created history by winning three consecutive terms. This is one of the achievements nobody achieved since former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s time.
Political veterans, business leaders, celebrities, and actors attended the ceremony.
Key members of the Council of Ministers include:
Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, JP Nadda, Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Nirmala Sitharaman, S. Jaishankar, ML Khattar, HD Kumaraswamy, Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan, Jitan Ram Manjhi, Rajeev Ranjan Singh, Sarbanand Sonowal, and Dr. Virendra Kumar.
Allies in the Cabinet
JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy, HAM (Secular) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi, JD(U) leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh ‘Lalan’, TDP’s K. Ram Mohan Naidu and LJP-RV leader Chirag Paswan took their oaths as Cabinet Ministers, each representing their respective parties in the coalition.
High-profile Attendees
Several leaders of neighboring and other nations attended the event. Among them were Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the Maldives’ President Mohamed Muizzu, Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Seychelle’s’ Vice President Ahmed Afif, Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, and Mauritius’ Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth.
USIBC’s Perspective
US India Business Council President Atul Keshap stated,
“Prime Minister Modi’s historic third term sends a strong message of political and economic stability amidst rising geostrategic uncertainty.”
Narendra Modi was sworn in as Prime Minister on Sunday, heading a 72-member Union Council of Ministers under the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.
“Prime Minister Modi’s historic third term sends a strong message of political and economic stability and continuity to the voters of India amidst rising geostrategic uncertainty,”
USIBC President Keshap told PTI in an interview on Sunday.
