PM Narendra Modi takes oath for third term; Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, S Jaishankar return as Cabinet ministers
ZeeBiz WebTeam | Jun 09, 2024, 09:18 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi created history as he took the oath of office on June 9 for a third straight term, becoming the second after Jawaharlal Nehru to achieve the feat that few thought possible for a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader until he shook up national politics in 2014. The grand ceremony, osted at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in the national capital, came days after the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance won 293 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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Narendra Modi becomes the only PM after Jawaharlal Nehru to secure a third straight term in office
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Rajnath Singh, Amid Shah return as ministers
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