PM Modi Oath taking: Here is a list of guests to attend ceremony

Narendra Modi is set for a third consecutive term as Prime Minister of India with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) emerging victorious in the parliamentary elections.

The 73-year-old will be equalling the feat of the first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, who won in the 1952, 1957, and 1962 general elections.

Leaders from India's neighbourhood and the Indian Ocean Region are among the dignitaries and special invitees expected to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the prime minister and his council of ministers at Rashtrapati Bhavan at 7.15 pm.

Here is the guest list for PM Modi's Oath taking ceremony as per the Ministry of External Affairs:

International guests that have accepted the invitation to attend:

>>President of Sri Lanka, H.E. Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe.

>>President of Maldives, H.E. Dr. Mohamed Muizzu.

>>Vice-President of Seychelles, H.E. Mr. Ahmed Afif.

>>Prime Minister of Bangladesh, H.E. Sheikh Hasina.

>> Prime Minister of Mauritius, H.E. Mr. Pravind Kumar Jugnauth.

>>Prime Minister of Nepal, H.E. Mr. Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’.

>> Prime Minister of Bhutan, H.E. Mr. Tshering Tobgay.

National guests to attend swearing-in: 

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge will attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony on Sunday evening.

Leaders of the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand (BIMSTEC) countries attended Modi's swearing-in ceremony, in 2019 when he became prime minister for the second consecutive term.

Though the BJP could not get a majority on its own in the recent Lok Sabha polls, the party-led alliance secured 293 seats out of 543. The majority mark in the lower house is 272.

Meanwhile, Section 144 CrPC has been already imposed in the national capital. Additionally, air-to-ground surveillance is operational in Delhi to ensure the safety of the guests.

According to the advisory, no traffic movement will be allowed on the Sansad Marg (between Transport Bhawan and T-point Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Marg), North Avenue Road, South Avenue Road, Kushak Road, Rajaji Marg, Krishna Menon Marg, Talkatora Road, and Pt. Pant Marg between 2 pm to 11 pm.

Pedestrian movement, however, will be allowed.

"No vehicle will be allowed to halt or park anywhere on Imtiaz Khan Marg, Rakab Ganj Road, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Marg, Pandit Pant Marg, and Talkatora Road," said the advisory.

The traffic police further said vehicles found parked on these roads will be towed away and their owners prosecuted. The towed vehicles would be parked in the Traffic Pit at Pandit Pant Marg towards Gole Dak Khana.

The traffic will be diverted also from Patel Chowk, Roundabout Patel Chowk, Rail Bhawan, Roundabout Gurudwara Rakab Ganj, Gole Dakkhana, Roundabout RML, and Roundabout GPO.

"People who are going towards ISBT/Railway Stations/Airports are advised to carefully plan their travel with sufficient time at hand," the advisory added.

A senior police officer said that almost 1,100 traffic personnel have been deployed.

Also, the Delhi Police has imposed prohibitory orders and declared parts of the national capital no-flying zone for the swearing-in ceremony Sunday evening.

The prohibitory orders will remain in force on June 9 and 10.

More than 2,500 police personnel along with paramilitary staff have been deployed to maintain law and order.

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