After consulting with the party and allies, Congress President and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, decided to attend the swearing-in ceremony of PM-designate Narendra Modi at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. Narendra Modi will be sworn in for his third consecutive term as India’s prime minister on Sunday in Delhi. The ceremony, set for 7:15 pm on June 9, 2024, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, will see the President administer the oath of office and secrecy to Modi and the Union Council of Ministers.
Newly elected MPs, potentially to become Union Ministers in the third NDA government, are summoned for a meeting with PM Modi at 11:30 am. BJP sources suggest they might be appointed as ministers this evening. TDP MP Jayadev Galla announced on ‘X’ that Ram Mohan Naidu will be a cabinet minister and Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani will be a minister of state. PM Modi is poised to be sworn in on Sunday for his third consecutive term as the head of a coalition government. At 73 years old, he will match the achievement of India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, who won the general elections of 1952, 1957, and 1962.
Narendra Modi will be sworn in as India’s prime minister for a third consecutive term on Sunday in Delhi. The ceremony, set for 7:15 pm on June 9, 2024, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, will have 9,000 guests, including international dignitaries like Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe, and Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal. The President will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Modi and the Union Council of Ministers. Security measures will include paramilitary forces, NSG commandos, drones, and snipers, as confirmed by Delhi Police officials.
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chandrababu Naidu will be sworn in as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister on June 12. The oath-taking ceremony is scheduled for 11:27 am on Wednesday at Kesarapalli IT Park near Gannavaram airport. Naidu praised the NDA’s poll success, noting that the Prime Minister had not rested during the three months of campaigning. Prime Minister Modi is expected to attend the ceremony, along with several other VVIPs arriving at Gannavaram airport.
US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron agrees on global issues such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, despite differing views on the conflict in Gaza. President Biden, on an official state visit to Paris, met with Macron. Both leaders emphasized the enduring strength of the American-French partnership in areas including climate, the economy, European security, and cultural ties.
