Narendra Modi to take oath of office for second term as Prime Minister: LIVE updates ahead of swearing-in ceremony here

Smriti Z Irani takes the oath for Modi's cabinet 2.0 at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Thawar Chand Gehlot takes oath for the Modi's cabinet 2.0 at Rashtrapati Bhavan Narendra Singh Tomar takes oath at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Ravi Shankar Prasad takes the oath for Modi's cabinet 2.0 at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Nirmala Sitharaman takes the oath at Rashtrapati Bhavan LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan takes oath for at Rashtrapati Bhavan BJP chief Amit Shah takes the oath Prime Minister Modi's mother Heeraben watching him take the oath. Narendra Modi takes oath for the post of the Prime Minister Rajnath Singh takes the oath for Modi's cabinet 2.0 PM Modi greets the crowd Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy with Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis at the swearing-in of PM Modi at Rashtrapati Bhavan Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his swearing-in ceremony in the Rashtrapati Bhavan Actress Kangana Ranaut at the swearing-in of PM Modi at Rashtrapati Bhavan Director-producer Karan Johar at the swearing-in of PM Modi at Rashtrapati Bhavan UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi arrive at the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sushma Swaraj at the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Modi Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives at swearing-in of PM Modi Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani at the swearing-in ceremony of PM Modi BJP chief Amit Shah meets National Vice president of BJP Baijayant Jay Panda as the swearing-in ceremony begins BJP chief Amit Shah seated along with BJP leader Nitin Gadkari As Prime Minister Modi is all set to take the oath for the PM post for the second consecutive time, preparations are underway in the Rashtrapati Bhavan to welcome 8000 guests including foreign dignitaries. A highest ever 8,000 guests, including VVIPs, will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his council of ministers Thursday. Rashtrapati Bhavan kitchen's specialty 'Dal Raisina' will be served to foreign delegates in a dinner to be hosted by President Ram Nath Kovind to dignitaries after the function. The swearing-in ceremony will be of about 90 minutes and after that, a dinner will be served to around 40 dignitaries, including Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and the prime minister, besides leaders of all BIMSTEC countries, Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesperson Ashok Malik said Wednesday. In 2014, when Narendra Modi took the oath for the first time, 24 Cabinet and 21 mInisters of state took the oath along with him. The guests included around 3500 dignitaries including head of SAARC countries ( Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives). In 2019, as Modi takes the oath for his second consecutive term, here is the list of international leaders who will attend the ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. President of Bangladesh - Md. Abdul Hamid President of Sri Lanka - Maithripala Sirisena President of the Kyrgyz Republic - Sooronbay Jeenbekov President of Myanmar - U Win Myint Prime Minister of Mauritius - Pravind Kumar Jugnauth Prime Minister of Nepal - K.P. Sharma Oli Prime Minister of Bhutan - Dr. Lotay Tshering Special Envoy of Thailand - Mr. Grisada Boonrach Ahead of the ceremony, the Traffic advisory for Delhi has been released, along with security and traffic arrangements for smooth conduct of the event. Below are the following roads in New Delhi District that will be closed for movement of the general public between 4PM-9PM. 1. Rajpath (from Vijay Chowk to Rashtrapati Bhawan) 2. Vijay Chowk and adjoining areas including North and South fountain. 3. South Avenue 4. North Avenue 5. Dara-Shikoh Road 6. Church Road. Apart from that the who's who of the country from sports legends to film personalities will be in attendance at the ceremony from Rahul Dravid and Saina Nehwal to Rajinikanth and Shah Rukh Khan. Industry bigwigs such as Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, and Ratan Tata have also been invited for the event. Besides Ambani, Adani, and Tata, business honchos Ajay Piramal, John Chambers, and Bill Gates have also been an extended invitation for Modi's swearing-in. Former sprinter P T Usha, cricketers Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath, Harbhajan Singh, badminton ace Saina Nehwal, badminton coach Pulella Gopichand and gymnast Dipa Karmakar are among the sports personalities invited to the ceremony, the sources said. Several film stars, including Kangana Ranaut, Shah Rukh Khan, Sanjay Bhansali, Karan Johar, and Rajnikanth, have also been invited. The invites have been sent out to leaders in the lengths and breaths of the country as well where the Congress president Rahul Gandhi, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh, CM elect Jagan Mohan Reddy and Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy have confirmed their presence, the likes of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan have refused to attend the event. As the day began, PM-elect Modi paid tributes to the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat, to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Sadaiv Atal Samadhi and to martyrs at National War Memorial in New Delhi. Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lamba and Vice Chief of Air Force Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria also accompanied him to pay tribute to the fallen heroes. Paid tributes to respected Bapu at Rajghat. This year, we mark the 150th Jayanti of Bapu. May this special occasion further popularise Bapu’s noble ideals and continue inspiring us to empower the lives of the poor, downtrodden and marginalised. pic.twitter.com/7HLOgdXzzx — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 30, 2019 Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah pay tribute at Sadaiv Atal Samadhi, the memorial of late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. pic.twitter.com/AjOev0ksJP — ANI (@ANI) May 30, 2019 #WATCH Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute at the National War Memorial in Delhi. Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat, Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba and Vice Chief of Air Force Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria also present. pic.twitter.com/Pr4Vs5XLQQ — ANI (@ANI) May 30, 2019 Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhle receives Prime Minister of Bhutan, Lotay Tshering on his arrival in Delhi. He will attend PM Narendra Modi's oath ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan later today. pic.twitter.com/a4mHwzDZkB — ANI (@ANI) May 30, 2019 Navneet Kaur Rana, Member of Parliament from Amravati, Maharashtra: I am excited to take part in PM Modi's oath ceremony. A number of youngsters have been elected this time, they will bring with them a new vision. pic.twitter.com/clMN2MNfGY — ANI (@ANI) May 30, 2019 #BREAKING | As the senior-most member of the new Lok Sabha, Santosh Gangwar will be the Protem Speaker and will administer the oath to the new MPs. Live updates ahead of the swearing-in of the #ModiSarkar here - https://t.co/LGCyJUEBn5 — Republic (@republic) May 30, 2019 #ModiSarkar | All set for his swearing-in, here is the Oath that PM Modi will take at Rashtrapati Bhawan as he begins his second termhttps://t.co/Mbel5HswqZ — Republic (@republic) May 30, 2019 Sensex rises over 200 points ahead of PM Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony President of Myanmar, U Win Myint, arrives in Delhi. He will attend PM Narendra Modi's oath ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan later today. pic.twitter.com/GVNGMdGx21 — ANI (@ANI) May 30, 2019 Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena arrives in New Delhi ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the #ModiSarkar at Rashtrapati Bhavan today evening. Tune in to watch #LIVE here - https://t.co/LGCyJUEBn5 pic.twitter.com/XQTq2s3PEp — Republic (@republic) May 30, 2019 Big Scoop on #ModiSarkar 2.0 - Every NDA ally will get only one ministerial position today The Ministers who will take oath this evening will meet PM Modi at 4:30 PM today at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg #ModiSarkar | 100 plus NRIs will attend PM Modi's oath ceremony to show their support and affection: BJP's foreign affairs wing confirmshttps://t.co/rMvHZszJ5N — Republic (@republic) May 30, 2019 Relationship rooted in antiquity! Special Envoy of Thailand, Minister Grisada Boonrach arrives in New Delhi to attend the oath-taking ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan#BIMSTEC@MFAThai_PR_EN @IndiainThailand pic.twitter.com/TkcRhmHtK8 — Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) May 30, 2019 First esteemed guest to arrive! President of Bangladesh,Md. Abdul Hamid arrives in the capital to participate in the oath taking ceremony of PM @narendramodi and the Council of Ministers tomorrow. Other #BIMSTEC members, #SCO Chair and PM of Mauritius will be joining in tomorrow pic.twitter.com/hpkLlukkKO — Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) May 29, 2019 Neighbour across the Ocean PM of #Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth arrives in India for the swearing-in ceremony of PM @narendramodi and the Council of Ministers. PM Jugnauth recently visited India in January as the Chief Guest at #PBD2019 pic.twitter.com/qO0y7QCc78 — Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) May 30, 2019 Sources said PMO has started making calls to the selected ministers for Modi Cabinet 2.0 Here's all who got call till now: Rajnath Singh (BJP) Ravi Shankar Prasad (BJP) Ram Vilas Paswan (LJP) Prakash Javadekar (BJP) Ramdas Athawale (RPI) These MPs have also got a call from the PMO: Harsimrat Kaur Badal - MP from Bhatinda, Punjab Arjun Meghawal - MP from Bikaner, Rajasthan Prahlad Patel - MP from Damoh, MP From the NDA allies, these MPs have got a call from PMO till now AIADMK's Raveendranath Apna Dal's Anupriya Patel Shiv Sena's Arvind Sawant gets a call from the PMO BJP leaders Piyush Goyal and Bhupender Yadav at party president Amit Shah's residence in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/IWUci1EMHk — ANI (@ANI) May 30, 2019 Nitin Gadkari to meet PM Narendra Modi at 4:30 PM today at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. (file pic) pic.twitter.com/EOnPGB8ecs — ANI (@ANI) May 30, 2019 Here is Prime Minister Modi's schedule immediately after swearing-in Thursday, May 30, 2019 18:50 hours Arrival of dignitaries at Forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan 19:00 hours Swearing-in ceremony 21:00 hours Banquet hosted by the President 22:15 hours Bilateral Meeting with the Prime Minister of India & H.E. Mr. Sooronbay Jeenbekov, President of Kyrgyz Republic Venue: Rashtrapati Bhavan Friday, May 31, 2019 (Bilateral Meetings with the Prime Minister) 10:30 hours H.E. Mr. Md. Abdul Hamid, President of People’s Republic of Bangladesh 10:50 hours H.E. Mr. Maithripala Sirisena, President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Srilanka 11:10 hrs H.E. Mr. Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius 11:30 hours Rt. Hon’ble Mr. K.P. Sharma Oli, Prime Minister of Nepal 11:50 hours H.E. Dr. Lotay Tshering, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bhutan Venue: Hyderabad House AP CM Jagan Mohan Reddy and Telangana CM KCR cancel plan to attend PM Modi's swearing-in after their flight does not get permission to land in Delhi Strong historical & cultural connect President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Sooronbay Jeenbekov is welcomed at Delhi. He is attending the oath-taking ceremony of PM @narendramodi in his capacity as the current Chair of the #SCO@IndiaInKyrgyz @MFA_Kyrgyzstan pic.twitter.com/IDyTllBpyo — Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) May 30, 2019 Here's the prospective list of NDA leaders who have received calls from BJP chief Amit Shah ahead of the Modi Cabinet's swearing-in #ModiSarkar | Here's the prospective list of NDA leaders who have received calls from BJP chief Amit Shah ahead of the Modi Cabinet's swearing-inhttps://t.co/J6KskNbmAc — Republic (@republic) May 30, 2019 Jitu Vaghani tweets congratulatory message for Amit Shah confirming his induction in PM Modi's new cabinet #ModiSarkar | BIG: Jitu Vaghani tweets congratulatory message for Amit Shah confirming his induction in PM Modi's new cabinethttps://t.co/NHFqOaDzOP — Republic (@republic) May 30, 2019 Delhi: Visuals of the area near Rashtrapati Bhavan decorated by Horticulture Department of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC). pic.twitter.com/4AjMJJeMdS — ANI (@ANI) May 30, 2019 Bollywood legend Jeetendra arrives in New Delhi ahead of the Modi's swearing-in "The collective judgment of India is brilliant and they showed it": Bollywood legend Jeetendra arrives in New Delhi ahead of the #ModiSarkar's swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Tune in to watch #LIVE here - https://t.co/LGCyJUEBn5 pic.twitter.com/MJkEhoZNVt — Republic (@republic) May 30, 2019 And that sums up the distinguished foreign leaders guest list! Prime Minister of Nepal,K P Sharma Oli, joins the BIMSTEC country leaders who have arrived in Delhi to grace the oath-taking ceremony of PM @narendramodi and the Council of Ministers#BIMSTEC@IndiaInNepal @EONIndia pic.twitter.com/MqJ6FEvKGM — Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) May 30, 2019 Actor Anupam Kher attends Prime Minister's swearing-in. Thank you Hon. President of India for inviting me to #TheSwearingInCeremony of The Prime Minister Of India and Union Council Of Ministers. Honoured and humbled. Jai Hind.🙏🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/hx7OUO20G9 — Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) May 30, 2019

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Narendra Modi to take oath of office for second term as Prime Minister: LIVE updates ahead of swearing-in ceremony here

After a landslide victory of the NDA government by securing 353 Lok Sabha seats in 2019, eyes are now intact on the Cabinet composition of the new government, as PM Modi takes oath along with 40 Ministers on May 30.