PM Modi, Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah and others union minister take oath
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath for the third consecutive term as the PM of India. Top leaders from India's neighbourhood and the Indian Ocean region, including Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, arrived in Delhi on Sunday to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi and the Union council of ministers.
Narendra Modi swears as Prime Minister
Narendra Modi swears as Prime Minister
Narendra Modi was sworn in Sunday for a rare third consecutive term as India’s prime minister, relying on his coalition partners after his party failed to win a parliamentary majority in a surprise outcome. Modi took the oath of office, administered by President Droupadi Murmu, at India’s presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
Rajnath Singh takes oath as union minister
Amit Shah took oath
JP Nadda took oath
JP Nadda took oath
The 63-year old took oath as a Cabinet minister, becoming the sole representative from Himachal Pradesh in the BJP-led government. It is not yet known which ministry will be assigned to him.
He served as Union health minister in Modi's first term from November 9, 2014, to May 30, 2019.
Nitin Gadkari took oath
Former Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy takes oath as Union Minister
Former Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy takes oath as Union Minister
Former Karnataka chief minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday took oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the NDA government. He was one of the two JD(S) candidates who won the Lok Sabha elections. Kumaraswamy won the Mandya constituency.
DU's Lallan Singh sworn in as Union Minister
Lallan Singh sworn in as Union Minister
Singh (69) won the Lok Sabha elections from the Munger constituency. The former JD(U) national president and four-time MP Lallan Singh has been among the closest aides of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Following the results of the Lok Sabha elections, the JD(U) leader emphasized that the constituent parties are united in their backing for Modi to take the oath for his third term as Prime Minister.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan sworn in for first time as Union minister
Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu
Dr. Virendra Kumar
Dr. Virendra Kumar
Lok Sabha MP from Tikamgarh (SC reserved) seat in Madhya Pradesh Virendra Kumar was on Sunday inducted into the Narendra Modi government. Dr. Virendra Kumar, a prominent Scheduled Caste face of the party and eight-time MP, won his fourth consecutive election from Tikamgarh (SC) seat, which was carved out in the 2008 delimitation process.
Pralhad Joshi
Pralhad Joshi
A die-hard RSS loyalist and long-time BJP worker, Pralhad Joshi is a fifth time member of Parliament from the saffron party's bastion of Dharwad in Karnataka. Said to be close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP leader Amit Shah, he held portfolios of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs in the previous Cabinet.
Giriraj Singh
Ashwini Vaishnaw
Jyotiraditya Madhavrao
Annapurna Devi
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Kiren Rijiju
Kiren Rijiju
The political career of Kiren Rijiju, who was inducted into the Union cabinet on Sunday, is a riveting story of tenacity, commitment and leadership. Born on November 19, 1971, in Nakhu Village of West Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh, Rijiju has gone a long way from modest beginnings to a prominent player in Indian politics.
Bhupender Yadav
Hardeep Singh Puri
BJP leader Dr Mansukh Mandaviya takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government
Dharmendra Pradhan
Dharmendra Pradhan
Dharmendra Pradhan took oath as Union Minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet for the third term on Sunday. Pradhan handled key portfolios in previous BJP governments. He served as Minister of Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in PM Modi's second tenure.