Narendra Modi Takes Oath, Becomes PM Modi Again

Narendra Modi Takes Oath, Becomes PM Modi Again

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India TodayNE
  • May 31, 2019,
  • Updated May 31, 2019, 1:43 AM IST

New Delhi, May 30, 2019:

Narendra Modi has taken oath as the Prime Minister of India for a second successive term. The 68-year-old BJP leader took the oath against the spectacular backdrop of the Rashtrapati Bhavan with thousands gathered in the forecourt and millions watching on their TV screens. He ended his oath with "Bharat Mata ki Jai."

Surrounded by more than 5,000 guests and security staffers, Narendra Modi, 68, took the stage dressed in his trademark white kurta-pyjama and read the oath of office in Hindi.

Present at the glittering ceremony, held at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the same venue as in 2014, were high-profile world and national leaders and personalities.

He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Indian President Ramnath Kovind.

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