Narendra Modi's swearing-in: All updates
Narendra Modi will be swearing in as the Prime Minister at the Rashtrapati Bhavan at 7 pm on Thursday. President Ram Nath Kovind is set to administer Modi's oath. Modi was appointed to the Prime Minister's Office on last Saturday by President Kovind. Around 8000 people have invited to the event. Several opposition leaders including Congress president Rahul Gandhi and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi will be present at the ceremony.
PM Modi's swearing-in ceremony concludes
The swearing-in ceremony of the ministers of the NDA government has concluded.
Deboshree Chowdhury takes oath
BJP MP from West Bengal's Raiganj Deboshree Chowdhury took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Kailash Choudhary takes oath
BJP's Kailash Choudhary took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Pratap Chandra Sarangi takes oath
BJP's Pratap Chandra Sarangi took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Rameswar Teli takes oath
BJP's Rameswar Teli took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Som Prakash takes oath
BJP's Som Prakash took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Renuka Singh Saruta takes oath
BJP's Renuka Singh Saruta took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
V Muraleedharan takes oath
BJP's V Muraleedharan took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Rattan Lal Kataria takes oath
BJP's Rattan Lal Kataria took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Nityanand Rai takes oath
BJP's Nityanand Rai took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Suresh Angadi takes oath
BJP's Suresh Angadi took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Anurag Thakur takes oath
BJPs Anurag Thakur took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre takes oath
BJP's Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Sanjeev Balyan takes oath
BJP's Sanjeev Balyan took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Babul Supriyo takes oath
BJP MP from West Bengal's Asansol Babul Supriyo took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti takes oath
BJP's Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Ramdas Athawale takes oath
Republican Party of India (A)'s Ramdas Athawale took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's Parshottam Rupala takes oath
BJP's Parshottam Rupala took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's G Kishan Reddy takes oath
BJP's Gangapuram Kishan Reddy took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's Dadarao Patil takes oath
BJP's DadaraoPatil took oath as the minister of the NDA government. He is the MP from Maharashtra.
Krishan Pal Gurjar takes oath
BJP MP Krishan Pal Gurjar took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Gen. VK Singh takes oath
BJP's Gen. VK Singh took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's Arjun Ram Meghwal takes oath
BJP's Arjun Ram Meghwal took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's Ashwini Kumar Choubey takes oath
BJP's Ashwini Kumar Choubey took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's Faggan Singh Kulaste takes oath
BJP's Faggan Singh Kulaste took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's Mansukh Mandaviya takes oath
BJP's Mansukh Mandaviya took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's Hardeep Singh Puri takes oath
BJP's Hardeep Singh Puri took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's RK Singh takes oath
BJP's Raj Kumar Singh took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's Prahlad Patel takes oath
BJP's Prahlad Patel took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's Kiren Rijiju takes oath
BJP's Kiren Rijiju took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's Jitendra Singh takes oath
BJP's Jitendra Singh took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's Sripad Naik takes oath
BJP's Sripad Naik took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Rao Inderjit Singh takes oath
BJP's Rao Inderjit Singh took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Santosh Gangwar takes oath
BJP's Santosh Gangwar took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat takes oath
BJP's Gajendra Singh Shekhawat took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Giriraj Singh takes oath
BJP's Begusarai MP Giriraj Singh took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Shiv Sena's Arvind Sawant takes oath
Shiv Sena leader Arvind Sawant took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's Mahendra Nath Pandey takes oath
BJP's Mahendra Nath Pandey took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Prahlad Joshi takes oath
Prahlad Joshi took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi takes oath
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Dharmendra Pradhan takes oath
Dharmendra Pradhan took oath as the minister of the NDA government. He was the Petroleum Minister in the earlier government.
Piyush Goyal takes oath as minister
Piyush Goyal took oath as the minister of the BJP-led NDA government.
Prakash Javadekar swears in as minister
Prakash Javadekar sworn in as the minister of the NDA government.
Harsh Vardhan takes oath as minister
Harsh Vardhan took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Smriti Irani takes oath
Smriti Irani took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Maneka Gandhi becomes temporary Speaker
BJP MP Maneka Gandhi became the Temporary Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
Arjun Munda takes oath as minister
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Ramesh Pokhriyal takes oath
Ramesh Pokhriyal took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
S. Jaishankar takes oath
Former Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Thawar Gehlot takes oath
Thawar Chand Gehlot took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Harsimrat Kaur Badal takes oath
Harsimrat Kaur Badal took oath as the minister of the BJP government.
Ravi Shankar Prasad takes oath
Ravi Shankar Prasad took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Narendra Tomar takes oath
Narendra Tomar has sworn in as the minister.
Ram Vilas Paswan takes oath
LJP leader Ram Vilas Paswan took oath as the minister of the NDA government. The LJP is an ally of the BJP.
Nirmala Sitharaman takes oath
Nirmala Sitharaman took oath as the minister of the NDA government. She is the former Defence Minister.
Sadananda Gowda takes oath
BJP leader Sadananda Gowda took oath as the minister.
Nitin Gadkari takes oath
BJP leader Nitin Gadkari took oath as the minister.
Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah take oath
Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah took oath as the ministers of the NDA government.
Narendra Modi swears in as the Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has sworn in as the Prime Minister.
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Kangana Ranaut present in audience
Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut is present in the audience at the ceremony.
BJP MP Sunny Deol arrives
Politician-turned actor Sunny Deol has arrived. He has won from Punjab's Gurdaspur Lok Sabha constituency.
Sonia, Rahul, Arvind Kejriwal arrive at ceremony
Opposition leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal have arrived at the ceremony.
Ratan Tata, Mukesh Ambani, Nita Ambani arrive
Industrialists and businessmen, Ratan Tata, Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani have arrived.
'Unsatisfied' JDU not to be part of NDA government
Being unsatisfied over the ministerial berths, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) is likely not to be a part of the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.
Vivek Oberoi to attend PM Modi's ceremony
Actor Vivek Oberoi will be attending Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony.
He tweeted, "Honoured to be invited again to the swearing in ceremony. I’m watching @narendramodi bhai taking his oath for the 3rd time on his journey from CM Gujarat to PM of Bharat once again! Feeling like a small part of an incredible history"
Honoured to be invited again to the swearing in ceremony. I’m watching @narendramodi bhai taking his oath for the 3rd time on his journey from CM Gujarat to PM of Bharat once again! Feeling like a small part of an incredible history 🇮🇳 #ModiSarkar2 #NamoAgain #ModiSwearingIn pic.twitter.com/jzk1jV6lVn
— Vivek Anand Oberoi (@vivekoberoi) May 30, 2019
Former Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar arrives at Modi's residence
Former Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar has arrived at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence. He is likely to join the Narendra Modi cabinet.
BJP president Amit Shah will join the Modi government as minister
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Current BJP president Amit Shah, the chief architect of the sweeping BJP victory in the Lok Sabha polls, will be in the Narendra Modi government taking oath this evening, according to media reports. Shah won the Gandhinagar seat in Gujarat with a massive margin.
Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy will not attent PM Modi's oath-taking ceremony
Jagan Mohan Reddy who took oath as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh earlier today, will not attend PM Modi's swearing-in ceremony.
The PM, incidentally, has wished him on Twitter.
Congratulations to @ysjagan on taking oath as Andhra Pradesh’s Chief Minister. I assure full cooperation from the Centre. We will work together to take Andhra Pradesh to new heights.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 30, 2019
Would-be ministers to meet Modi at his official residence at 4.30pm
Those selected to take oath on Thursday evening as ministers in the Narendra Modi cabinet will meet Modi at his residence at 4.30pm, shortly before the swearing-in ceremony, media reports said.
Piyush Goyal, Smiriti Irani, Nitin Gadkari, Ravi Shankar Prasad gets calls from Modi, Shah
BJP president Amit Shah and Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi today called several leaders and invited them to join the cabinet. The leaders who got calls include Piyush Goyal, Smriti Irani, Nitin Gadkari, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Babul Supriyo, among others, said media reports.
SAD's Harsimrat Badal likely in Modi's cabinet
SAD leader and MP Harsimrat Badal may also join the cabinet of Narendra Modi government.
Shiv Sena's Arvind Sawant to join Modi's cabinet
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said his party colleague Arvind Swant will join Narendra Modi's cabinet.
Modi meets Jaitley who opts out of new NDA government
Narendra Modi met former Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who on Wednesday opted out of the new BJP-led NDA government over health issues. However, Jaitley offered all kinds of assistances to both the government and party.
I have today written a letter to the Hon’ble Prime Minister, a copy of which I am releasing: pic.twitter.com/8GyVNDcpU7
— Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) May 29, 2019
Mamata Banerjee, Naveen Patnaik to skip swearing-in ceremony
Mamata Banerjee and Naveen Patnaik, Chief Ministers of West Bengal and Odisha respectively, will not attend Modi's swearing-in ceremony. Banerjee, making a U-turn from her previous decision, on Wednesday said she won't attend because the BJP is politicising it by inviting the family members of slain saffron party workers to the same event.
The oath-taking ceremony is an august occasion to celebrate democracy, not one that should be devalued by any political party pic.twitter.com/Mznq0xN11Q
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) May 29, 2019
Patnaik, who took oath as the Chief Minister a day ago, said he will be occupied with the oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected members of the 16th Odisha Assembly.
PM Modi pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Narendra Modi started the day by offering homage to the Father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat and former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

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