Phir Ek Baar, Modi Sarkar! Prime Minister Narendra Modi was determined to be Prime Minister for a third time, and he accomplished his goal on Sunday by taking oath as head of a strong 71-member National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr Modi and his Council of Ministers in front of a distinguished audience that included several leaders from India’s neighboring countries, Chief Ministers, members of Parliament, and thousands of eminent personalities from various fields.
Mr Modi’s oath as Prime Minister was historic this time, as he became only the second Prime Minister after Jawaharlal Nehru to serve a third term. Mr Modi saw this as a watershed moment in Indian history, and he was confident that his third term would continue the country’s remarkable economic progress.
Along with Mr Modi, the President swore in Ministers, including BJP stalwarts from the previous Narendra Modi government such as Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Mr. Pralhad Joshi, Mr. Sarbananda Sonowal, Mr. Jual Oram, Mr. Giriraj Singh, Mr. Virendra Kumar, Mr. Ashwini Vaishnaw, Mr. Jyotiraditya Scindia, Mr. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Ms. Annapurna Devi, Mr. Kiren Rijiju, Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri, Mr. G Kishan Reddy, Mr. Chirag Paswan, and Mr. C R Patil were among those who took oath as Cabinet Ministers