Third oath of office ceremony of Narendra Modi
Narendra Modi was inaugurated for the third term as Prime Minister of India on 9 June 2024. The ceremony was held in the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan. Along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 71 other members of the Third Modi ministry took the oath of office.
Background
BJP-led NDA won a majority in the lower house Lok Sabha after the 2024 Indian general election, winning 293 out of the 543 seats in Lok Sabha. After being elected as the Leader of the House in Lok Sabha and prime minister candidate by the NDA parliamentary board on 7 June, Narendra Modi was invited by the President of India Droupadi Murmu to form the government along with his council of ministers.
Invitees
Bangladesh: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Bhutan: Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay.
Maldives: President Mohamed Muizzu.
Mauritius: Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth.
Nepal: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
Seychelles: Vice President Ahmed Afif.
Sri Lanka: President Ranil Wickremesinghe.