Prime Minister’s oath-taking ceremony to attend Modi’s Narendra Modi is likely to take the oath for his third successive term in office at Rashtrapati Bhavan at 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 9. The swearing ceremony is expected to be attended by foreign dignitaries, including Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
There was speculation earlier that the swearing-in ceremony of the new NDA government may take place on Saturday. Political circles on Thursday maintained that the ceremony may take place on Sunday now, although there was no official confirmation of the date of the oath-taking ceremony.
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is scheduled to hold a meeting of its newly elected MPs in the Central Hall of the old Parliament House building on Friday. The Bangladesh Prime Minister will arrive in India on Friday for the swearing-in ceremony, and she is expected to hold important consultations with Mr. Modi as well.
Nepal’s Prime Minister is also set to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Mr. Modi. The Nepal PM had a telephonic conversation with Mr. Modi, who extended an invitation to him to attend the ceremony. Mr. Dahal confirmed his attendance. Known as Prachan da’, PM Dahal extended his congratulations to Mr. Modi on Tuesday for the “electoral success” of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP)-led NDA in the Lok Sabha elections.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, accompanied by Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, met President Drupadi Murmu on Thursday afternoon and submitted to her a copy of the notification containing the names of the Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) elected to the House of the People (Lok Sabha) following the recent general elections.
The notification was issued in terms of Section 73 of the Representation of People Act, 1951. The President congratulated the Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commissioners on the successful completion of the electoral process, the largest democratic exercise in human history.