Narendra Modi swearing-in ceremony Highlights: New-look Team Modi takes oath; Amit Shah, S Jaishankar among surprise names

Narendra Modi swearing-in ceremony Highlights:  Narendra Modi took oath as Prime Minister for the second time with his new council of ministers at the Rashtrapati Bhavan today. Ahead of his swearing-in, Modi visited Raj Ghat, Mahatma Gandhi`s memorial, where he was accompanied by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. The Prime Minister-designate then visited the `Sadaiv Atal`, the memorial of Vajpayee. Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders including party chief Amit Shah, Union Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, JP Nadda, Prakash Javadekar, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Suresh Prabhu and Dharmendra Pradhan were also present. Modi's third stop was the National War Museum where he was accompanied by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat, Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba and Vice Chief of Air Force RKS Bhadauria. 

READ | Confirmed list of ministers in Narendra Modi Cabinet 2019

Here are Narendra Modi swearing-in ceremony Highlights

08.57 pm: Debasree Chaudhuri takes oath as MoS. 

#ModiSwearingIn | प्रधानमंत्री #NarendraModi की दूसरी पारी को निहारती उनकी मां #HeerabenModi#OathCeremony #ModiSwearingIn #ModiSarkar2 #SwearinginCeremony #AmitShah #RashtrapatiBhavan pic.twitter.com/heo1Lbtd5R

— Zee Business (@ZeeBusiness) May 30, 2019

08.55 pm: Kailash Choudhary takes oath as MoS. 

08.52 pm: Pratap Chandra Sarangi takes oath as MoS. 

08.50 pm: Rameswar Teli takes oath. 

#ModiSarkar2 | प्रधानमंत्री #NarendraModi का मंत्रिमंडल#ModiSwearingIn #ModiCabinet #PhirModiSarkar pic.twitter.com/u032Jexprh

— Zee Business (@ZeeBusiness) May 30, 2019

08.48 pm: Som Prakash takes oath as MoS. 

08.46 pm: Renuka Singh Saruta takes oath as MoS. 

08.44 pm: V Muraleedharan takes oath as MoS. 

08.42 pm: Rattan Lal Kataria take oath as MoS. 

#ModiSarkar2 | प्रधानमंत्री #NarendraModi का मंत्रिमंडल#ModiSwearingIn #ModiCabinet #PhirModiSarkar pic.twitter.com/pabLUBJpd2

— Zee Business (@ZeeBusiness) May 30, 2019

08.40 pm: Nityanand Rai takes oath as MoS. 

08.37 pm: Suresh Angadi takes oath as MoS

08.35 pm: Anurag Thakur takes oath as MoS. 

#ModiSarkar2 | प्रधानमंत्री #NarendraModi का मंत्रिमंडल#ModiSwearingIn #ModiCabinet #PhirModiSarkar pic.twitter.com/sHjYQYMDOY

— Zee Business (@ZeeBusiness) May 30, 2019

08.34 pm: Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre takes oath as MoS. 

08.31 pm: Sanjeev Balyan takes oath as MoS.

08.30 pm: Babul Suprio takes oath as MoS. 

08.27 pm: Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti takes oath as MoS. 

08.25 pm: Ramdas Athawale takes oath as MoS. 

08.24 pm: Parshottam Rupala takes oath as MoS. 

08.23 pm:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dropped parliamentarians and key economic ministers in the previous NDA government like Suresh Prabhu, Jayant Sinha and Manoj Sinha.

08.21 pm: G Kishan Reddy takes oath as MoS. 

08.20 pm: Dadarao Patil takes oath as MoS. 

08.17 pm: Gen (retd) VK Singh, Krishan Pal Gurjar take oath. 

08.14 pm: Arjun Ram Meghwal takes oath. 

Shri @girirajsinghbjp and Shri @gssjodhpur take oath as Union Ministers. #ModiSwearingIn pic.twitter.com/imjGkdOQCM

— BJP (@BJP4India) May 30, 2019

08.12 pm: Ashwini Kumar Chaubey takes oath. 

08.10 pm: Faggan Singh Kulaste takes oath. 

08.08 pm: Mansukh Mandaviya takes oath. 

08.06 pm: Hardeep Singh Puri takes oath. 

08.04 pm: RK Singh takes oath. 

08.02 pm: Prahlad Patel takes oath. 

08.00 pm: Kiren Rijiju takes oath. 

07.58 pm: Jitendra Singh takes oath. 

07.56 pm: Sripad Naik takes oath. 

07.55 pm: Rao Inderjit Singh takes oath

7.53 pm: Santosh Kumar Gangwar takes oath. 

07.51 pm: Gajendra Singh Sekhavat takes oath. 

07.49 pm: Giriraj Singh takes oath. 

07.46 pm: Arvind Sawant takes oath. 

07.44 pm: Mahendra Nath Pandey takes oath. 

07.42 pm: Pralhad Joshi takes oath. 

07.40 pm: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi takes oath. 

07.38 pm: Dharmendra Pradhan takes oath. 

Smt @smritiirani takes oath as Union Minister. #ModiSwearingIn pic.twitter.com/NBoDH6Gj7t

— BJP (@BJP4India) May 30, 2019

07.35 pm: Piyush Goyal takes oath. 

07.34 pm: Prakash Javadekar takes oath. 

07.32 pm: Dr Harshvardhan takes oath. 

07.30 pm: Smriti Irani takes oath. 

07.29 pm: Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Arjun Munda take oath 

07.24 pm: S Jaishankar takes oath after Thawar Chand Gehlot

Shri @rsprasad and Smt @HarsimratBadal_ take oath as Union Ministers. #ModiSwearingIn

Watch LIVE at https://t.co/iWDtcoQZCT pic.twitter.com/FXx3bQ2bXR

— BJP (@BJP4India) May 30, 2019

07.22 pm: Thawar Chand Gehlot takes oath after Harsimrat Kaur Badal

07.21 pm: Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal takes oath after Ravishankar Prasad.

07.18 pm: Ravishankar Prasad takes oath after Narendra Singh Tomar. 

07. 16 pm: Narendra Singh Tomar takes oath after Ramvilas Paswan. 

07.14 pm: Ramvilas Paswan takes oath after Nirmala Sitharaman

7. 12 pm: Nirmala Sitharaman takes oath after  DV Sadananda Gowda

07.10 pm: DV Sadananda Gowda takes oat after Nitin Gadkari. 

07.08 pm: Nitin Gadkari takes oath after Amit Shah

07.06 pm: Amit Shah takes oath after Rajnath Singh. 

07.05 pm: Rajnath Singh takes oath after PM Modi. 

07.02 pm: Modi Sarkar-II comes to power. PM Modi takes oath. 

07.01: PM Modi set to take oath now, arrives at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan.

06.51 pm: PM Modi changes Twitter bio. Introduces self, once again as "Prime Minister of India"

06.47pm: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on JD(U) not joining Modi Cabinet: "They wanted only 1 person from JDU in the cabinet, so it would have been just a symbolic participation.We informed them that it is ok we don't need it. It is not a big issue, we are fully in NDA and not upset at all.We are working together, no confusion."

06.44 pm: Big news! Reports say Sushma Swaraj may not be included in Modi cabinet. She may not take oath today

05.58 pm: Former Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar likely to join Modi Cabinet.

05.55 pm: Several A-listers of Indian film industry such as Karan Johar, Rajinikanth, Boney Kapoor and Kangana Ranaut are expected to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony on Thursday. Sidharth Roy Kapur, President of the Film and Television Producers Guild of India, and actor Shahid Kapoor have confirmed that they will be present for the event.

05.27 pm: Trai Chairman R S Sharma exudes confidence that the new government will work with "renewed vigour" to accelerate reforms in the telecom sector with sharp focus on 5G roll-out and the implementation of the new telecom policy. Sharma said it is for the government to take a call on its priorities for the sector but added that he sees an accelerated implementation of various provisions of the National Digital Communications Policy (NDCP). PTI

I wish to thank all the PTs who tweeted and expressed their heartfelt wish for me to become FM. But as I said from the beginning that it is the PM who decides finally and we should respect that since the buck stops with him.

— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) May 30, 2019

05.07 pm: BJP president Amit Shah is all set to join the Narendra Modi cabinet, according to a congratulatory message by Gujarat BJP chief Jitu Vaghani Thursday on his inclusion. Vaghani's tweet ended speculation over Shah joining the government. Modi and his new team of ministers will be sworn in at 7 p.m. 

04.52 pm: Gujarat BJP chief Jitu Vaghnani tweets: "Met Amit Shah ji and congratulated him for becoming a part of PM Narendra Modi's Cabinet."

प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodiजी के नेतृत्व में केन्द्रीय मंत्री मंडल में मजबूत साथी के रूप में सामेल होने पर हमारे पर्थदर्शक एवं मार्गदर्शक श्रध्देय श्री @AmitShahजी से शुभेच्छा मुलाकात की और शुभकामनाएं दी। pic.twitter.com/ckzJKEeBA9

— Jitu Vaghani (@jitu_vaghani) May 30, 2019

04.33 pm: Actor Jitendra on PM Modi swearing-in: "It's a historic moment. I'm a big follower of Modi Ji and an ardent fan. I think the country is in good hands. I am so happy for my countrymen and happy for myself to be here today."

04.01 pm: Likely Modi Cabinet - list

1. Arvind Sawant, Shiv Sena, Mumbai South MP

2. Narendra Singh Tomar, Muraina MP, Madhya Pradesh.

3. Subrat Pathak, Kannauj MP

4. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Jodhpur MP

5. Sadanad Gowda, Bengaluru North MP

6. Rajnath Singh, Lucknow MP

7. Arjun Ram Meghwal, Bikaner MP

8. Prakash Javadekar, Rajya Sabha

9. Ramdas Athavle, Rajya Sabha

10. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Rajya Sabha

11. Babul Supriyo, Asansol Mp

12. Suresh Angadi, Belgam MP

13. Dr Jitendra Singh, Udhampur MP

14. Piyush Goyal, Rajya Sabha

15. Ravi Shankar Prasad, Patna MP

16. Kishan Reddy, Mp From Telangana

17. Prahlad Joshi, Dharwad,Karnataka

18. Nirmala Sitharaman Rajya Sabha

19. Smriti Irani, Amethi MP

20. Prahlad Patel, Damoh MP

21. Raveendranath, Aiadmk, Theni Mp( Tn)

22. Purshotam Rupala, Rajya Sabha

23. Mansukh Mandavia, Palitana MP

24. Rao Inderajit, Gurugram MP

25. Krishan Pal Gurjar, Faridabad MP

26. Anupriya Patel, Apna Dal

27. Kiran Rijiju, Arunachal West

28. Kailash Chaudhry, Barmer MP

29. Sanjeev Baliyan, Muzaffarnagar MP

30. RCP Singh, Jd(U) MP, Rajya Sabha

31. Nityanand Rai, Ujiyarpur MP, Bihar

32. Thawar Chand Gehlot, Shahjahanpur MP

33. Debashree Chaudhuri, Raiganj MP

34. Ramesh Pokhiriyal Nishank, Haridwar MP

35. Mansukh Vasava, Bharuch, Gujarat

36. Rameshwar Teli, Dibrugarh Mp

37. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Sad, Bathinda MP

38. Sushma Swaraj

39. Som Prakash , Hoshiarpur Mp ( Punjab)

40. Santosh Gangwar. Bareilly Mp ( UP)

41. Ram Vilas Paswan, LJP Leader, Rajya Sabha

03.48 pm: In pics - Top guests at swearing-in event

03.34 pm: Shripad Yesso Naik, BJP, to be inducted in Modi Cabinet: "I want to thank the Prime Minister and Party President Amit Shah for again giving me a chance of serving the country by making me a part of the government. I have been invited to the oath-taking ceremony, not been informed of the ministry yet."

02.24pm: BJP MP Ramesh Pokhriyal gets call. "I received a phone call from party president Amit Shah Ji, he asked me to be present for the meeting with the prime minister today evening. He also asked me to be present at the oath ceremony," he said. 

02.19 pm: Santosh Gangwar, BJP, denies reports of him becoming protem speaker of 17th Lok Sabha: "I can't be the Pro-tem Speaker after becoming a Minister. Someone else will get that post. I will carry out whatever responsibility will be given to me."

02.12 pm: Anupam Kher on getting invited to attend swearing-in:"It feels good to be a part of a historic event. Development was the focus for this Lok Sabha elections. As citizens of the country, it is time for us to also make our contribution to the country."
Anupam Kher on getting invite to attend swearing-in:"It feels good to be a part of a historic event. Development was the focus for this Lok Sabha elections. As citizens of the country, it is time for us to also make our contribution to the country."

02.05PM: Arjun Ram Meghwal, BJP, reacts after getting call from PMO: "I thank the PM & Amit Shah ji for showing trust in me. I thank them on behalf of the people of Bikaner. PM's vision will be significant for India. He had said that we want to remove our tag of developing nation & make India a developed nation."

01.41 pm: The family members of over 40 BJP workers, who were killed in political violence in West Bengal in the last one year, arrive at New Delhi Railway Station, in New Delhi, Thursday, May 30, 2019. The kins have been invited for the swearing-in of Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister for a second time. (PTI image)

01.32 pm: Film director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra to attend PM Modi's swearing-in. He said, "It's a very important day for India & the people of the country. I am extremely fortunate to be a part of this ceremony. We should not have false expectation from anybody or ourselves. We should keep doing our job putting right foot forward."

01.22 pm; Mansukh Lal Mandaviya to join Modi Cabinet 2.0. He will go for swearing-in on a bicycle. 

01.02 pm; Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP from Bathinda, Harsimrat Kaur Badal and BJP MP from Asansol, Babul Supriyo to take oath as ministers, today evening. BJP leaders DV Sadananda Gowda and Giriraj Singh to meet PM Narendra Modi at 4:30 PM today at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg.

12.56 pm: More names out - Sushma Swaraj, Kiren Rijiju, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Prahalad Joshi, Kailash Chaudhary, Kishan Pal Gurjar, Kiren Rijiju, Ravi Shankar Prasad (according to sources)

12.33 pm: Sources tell Zee Media the confirmed names who have got a call from the PMO for joining the Modi Cabinet 2.0. Here are they: 

Jitender Singh, Ramdas Athawale, Kishan Reddy, Ram Vilas Paswan, Arjun Ram Meghwal, Suresh Angadi (Belgaum MP),  Piyush Goel, Prahalad Joshi, Mukhtar Abbas Naqwi, BJP MP from Damoh Prahlad Patel.

12.32 pm: Republican Party of India leader, Ramdas Athawale is likely to be inducted in Modi Cabinet list. Earlier he told ANI, "I believe that Modi Ji will consider me to be a minister. I'm hopeful of getting a phone call regarding it today. Names of Ram Vilas Paswan, Anupriya Patel and Arvind Sawant have come, I think I will also get a chance to serve the nation."

12:16 PM: Sources have confirmed PTI that ministers selected for oath of office will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 4:30 pm today at his residence. Around that time we will start having a clear picture of who all will be part of the new cabinet.

12:10 PM: President of Sri Lanka, Maithripala Sirisena, has also arrived in Delhi to attend the ceremony.

11:50 PM: President of Myanmar, U Win Myint, has arrived in Delhi. He will attend PM Narendra Modi's oath ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan later today. Meanwhile, Raveen Thukral, Media Adviser to Punjab CM Amarinder Singh has confirmed that the Congress leader will not attend PM Narendra Modi's oath ceremony today.

11:18 PM: It has been reported that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah has reached 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, to draw final list of MPs to take oath along with the prime minister. Senior members like Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman, Smriti Irani, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan, Narendra Singh Tomar and Prakash Javadekar are likely to retain their place.

11:16 AM: Market expert Ajay Bagga told Zee Busines TV that Amit Shah's appointment as Finance minister will confirm his status as the second most important person in the government. "If Amit Shah is given Ministry of Finance, it will be clear that he is the second most important person in the government. He has been a banker and been associated with financial services for 30 years now, so he has the experience. But, there are some reports claiming that he has an important role to play in the party. So, things will be clear by evening," Bagga said. 

11:02 AM: The BJP has claimed that Mamata was looking for "excuses" to avoid attending the event. "She got an excuse (for not attending). The decision to invite the kin of BJP workers was of the state unit. The kin were asked if they wished to attend, they can. They expressed their desire to come hence they were invited," BJP General Secretary and West Bengal in-charge Kailash Vijayvargiya said at a press conference.

10:53 AM: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has refused to attend the ceremony. Reacting to this, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari said that the way Mamata has been promoting violence, she has made the right decision by not coming. "Unko aana bhi nahi chahiye. Jaise unhone loktantra mein hinsa karke khoon-kharaba kiya...unke pass nazar kahan hai ki aisi sabha mein baith kar logon se nazar milayen," he said.

10:43 AM: Ending all speculations, Arun Jaitley has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to give him a ministerial position in the new government due to ongoing health problems. Jaitley's absence will leave Modi without one of his most important lieutenants as he begins his second five-year term in power following the Bharatiya Janata Party`s landslide election victory earlier this month. Sources have told Zee Business TV that BJP chief Amit Shah can be given the finance ministry instead.

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

10:30 AM: For the oath-taking ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his team of ministers, Delhi police is deploying around 5,000 personnel in the New Delhi area. The national capital will also be watched by the National Security Guard (NSG) during the swearing-in ceremony on Thursday, a senior police officer said. According to the police, the New Delhi district has been divided into six zones with each zone being monitored by a DCP-rank officer. The officer will not only ensure security but will also make sure that the normal traffic is not affected by the VVIP movement. 

10:15 AM: Over 6,000 guests are expected to attend the ceremony at the forecourt of the majestic Rashtrapati Bhavan which is generally used for according ceremonial reception to visiting heads of state. The guest list includes big names like Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, Ratan Tata, Rahil Dravid, PT Usha, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath, Harbhajan Singh, Saina Nehwal, Pulella Gopichand, Dipa Karmakar, Kangana Ranaut, Shah Rukh Khan, Sanjay Bhansali, Karan Johar and Rajnikanth.

10:10 AM: The foreign leaders set to attend Narendra Modi's swearingin ceremony are President of Bangladesh Abdul Hamid, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli, President of Myanmar U Win Myint and Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering. From Thailand, its Special Envoy Grisada Boonrach will represent the country at the ceremony. The government has also invited Kyrgyz President and current chair of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Sooronbay Jeenbekov, and Mauritius PM Pravind Kumar Jugnauth for the event. 

10:05 AM: The Opposition leaders invited include Congress president Rahul Gandhi, TMC supremo and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao, AAP supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.