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
May 30, 2019, at 09:04 pmThe swearing-in ceremony of the ministers of the NDA government has concluded.
Deboshree Chowdhury takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 09:01 pmBJP MP from West Bengal's Raiganj Deboshree Chowdhury took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Kailash Choudhary takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:58 pmBJP's Kailash Choudhary took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Pratap Chandra Sarangi takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:56 pmBJP's Pratap Chandra Sarangi took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Rameswar Teli takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:53 pmBJP's Rameswar Teli took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Som Prakash takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:51 pmBJP's Som Prakash took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Renuka Singh Saruta takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:50 pmBJP's Renuka Singh Saruta took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
V Muraleedharan takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:48 pmBJP's V Muraleedharan took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Rattan Lal Kataria takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:46 pmBJP's Rattan Lal Kataria took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Nityanand Rai takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:43 pmBJP's Nityanand Rai took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Suresh Angadi takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:41 pmBJP's Suresh Angadi took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Anurag Thakur takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:39 pmBJPs Anurag Thakur took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:38 pmBJP's Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Sanjeev Balyan takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:35 pmBJP's Sanjeev Balyan took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Babul Supriyo takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:33 pmBJP MP from West Bengal's Asansol Babul Supriyo took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:31 pmBJP's Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Ramdas Athawale takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:29 pmRepublican Party of India (A)'s Ramdas Athawale took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's Parshottam Rupala takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:28 pmBJP's Parshottam Rupala took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's G Kishan Reddy takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:24 pmBJP's Gangapuram Kishan Reddy took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's Dadarao Patil takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:23 pmBJP's DadaraoPatil took oath as the minister of the NDA government. He is the MP from Maharashtra.
Krishan Pal Gurjar takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:22 pmBJP MP Krishan Pal Gurjar took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Gen. VK Singh takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:20 pmBJP's Gen. VK Singh took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's Arjun Ram Meghwal takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:20 pmBJP's Arjun Ram Meghwal took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's Ashwini Kumar Choubey takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:16 pmBJP's Ashwini Kumar Choubey took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's Faggan Singh Kulaste takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:13 pmBJP's Faggan Singh Kulaste took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's Mansukh Mandaviya takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:11 pmBJP's Mansukh Mandaviya took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's Hardeep Singh Puri takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:09 pmBJP's Hardeep Singh Puri took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's RK Singh takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:08 pmBJP's Raj Kumar Singh took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's Prahlad Patel takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:06 pmBJP's Prahlad Patel took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's Kiren Rijiju takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:03 pmBJP's Kiren Rijiju took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's Jitendra Singh takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:01 pmBJP's Jitendra Singh took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's Sripad Naik takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 08:00 pmBJP's Sripad Naik took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Rao Inderjit Singh takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 07:58 pmBJP's Rao Inderjit Singh took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Santosh Gangwar takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 07:56 pmBJP's Santosh Gangwar took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 07:54 pmBJP's Gajendra Singh Shekhawat took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Giriraj Singh takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 07:51 pmBJP's Begusarai MP Giriraj Singh took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Shiv Sena's Arvind Sawant takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 07:50 pmShiv Sena leader Arvind Sawant took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
BJP's Mahendra Nath Pandey takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 07:48 pmBJP's Mahendra Nath Pandey took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Prahlad Joshi takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 07:46 pmPrahlad Joshi took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 07:44 pmMukhtar Abbas Naqvi took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Dharmendra Pradhan takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 07:42 pmDharmendra 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
May 30, 2019, at 07:39 pmPiyush Goyal took oath as the minister of the BJP-led NDA government.
Prakash Javadekar swears in as minister
May 30, 2019, at 07:38 pmPrakash Javadekar sworn in as the minister of the NDA government.
Harsh Vardhan takes oath as minister
May 30, 2019, at 07:36 pmHarsh Vardhan took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Smriti Irani takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 07:34 pmSmriti Irani took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Maneka Gandhi becomes temporary Speaker
May 30, 2019, at 07:33 pmBJP MP Maneka Gandhi became the Temporary Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
Arjun Munda takes oath as minister
May 30, 2019, at 07:32 pmFormer Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Ramesh Pokhriyal takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 07:30 pmRamesh Pokhriyal took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
S. Jaishankar takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 07:28 pmFormer Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Thawar Gehlot takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 07:26 pmThawar Chand Gehlot took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Harsimrat Kaur Badal takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 07:24 pmHarsimrat Kaur Badal took oath as the minister of the BJP government.
Ravi Shankar Prasad takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 07:22 pmRavi Shankar Prasad took oath as the minister of the NDA government.
Narendra Tomar takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 07:20 pmNarendra Tomar has sworn in as the minister.
Ram Vilas Paswan takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 07:19 pmLJP 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
May 30, 2019, at 07:17 pmNirmala Sitharaman took oath as the minister of the NDA government. She is the former Defence Minister.
Sadananda Gowda takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 07:14 pmBJP leader Sadananda Gowda took oath as the minister.
Nitin Gadkari takes oath
May 30, 2019, at 07:12 pmBJP leader Nitin Gadkari took oath as the minister.
Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah take oath
May 30, 2019, at 07:11 pmRajnath Singh and Amit Shah took oath as the ministers of the NDA government.
Narendra Modi swears in as the Prime Minister
May 30, 2019, at 07:08 pmNarendra Modi has sworn in as the Prime Minister.
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Kangana Ranaut present in audience
May 30, 2019, at 06:59 pmBollywood actress Kangana Ranaut is present in the audience at the ceremony.
BJP MP Sunny Deol arrives
May 30, 2019, at 06:52 pmPolitician-turned actor Sunny Deol has arrived. He has won from Punjab's Gurdaspur Lok Sabha constituency.
Sonia, Rahul, Arvind Kejriwal arrive at ceremony
May 30, 2019, at 06:50 pmOpposition leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal have arrived at the ceremony.
Ratan Tata, Mukesh Ambani, Nita Ambani arrive
May 30, 2019, at 06:48 pmIndustrialists and businessmen, Ratan Tata, Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani have arrived.
'Unsatisfied' JDU not to be part of NDA government
May 30, 2019, at 06:47 pmBeing 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
May 30, 2019, at 05:44 pmActor 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
May 30, 2019, at 05:41 pmFormer 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
May 30, 2019, at 04:54 pm
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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
May 30, 2019, at 02:59 pmJagan 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
May 30, 2019, at 01:58 pmThose 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
May 30, 2019, at 12:59 pmBJP 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
May 30, 2019, at 11:14 amSAD leader and MP Harsimrat Badal may also join the cabinet of Narendra Modi government.
Shiv Sena's Arvind Sawant to join Modi's cabinet
May 30, 2019, at 11:12 amShiv 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
May 30, 2019, at 11:10 amNarendra 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
May 30, 2019, at 11:07 amMamata 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
May 30, 2019, at 10:59 amNarendra 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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