Nirmala Sitharaman, who is among a few who have been Union Minister in both the 2014 and 2019 Modi cabinets, took oath as Union Cabinet Minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new Union Council of Ministers on Sunday evening in the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan. She took the oath in
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge arrived to attend the oath ceremony of Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi and said that he is attending the event because of the "constitutional duty."
The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for June 9 at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The premises have been closed to the public from June 5 to June 9 in preparation for the event. The oath-taking ceremony for Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi will take place on Sunday, June 9, at around 7:15 pm.
World Health Organisation (WHO) South-Asia Regional Director Saima Wazed shared a picture with her mother, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ahead of the oath ceremony of Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi on Sunday.
Veteran actor Anupam Kher has received an invitation to attend PM-designate Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony. He expressed his excitement about the third term of the Modi government. Kher called himself fortunate to take part in the oath ceremony for the third time.
BJP MP-elect Manohar Lal Khattar who was present at the high tea organised by the Prime Minister's residence at 7 LKM ahead of the oath-taking ceremony informed that PM Modi has asked all leaders present at the meeting to stay in nation's capital for next 24 hours.
The NDA, led by the BJP, held a meeting of its newly elected MPs at the central hall of Parliament on Friday to choose Narendra Modi as their leader ahead of the oath-taking on Sunday. Modi was elected as Leader of the BJP and Leader of the NDA Parliamentary Party.