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Amidst victory chants and in the presence of over 10,000 guests at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Narendra Modi took oath as Prime Minister of India for his third successive term on Sunday, June 9.
Attended by leaders from across India and abroad, seventy-three-year-old Modi has retained key ministers – Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, S Jaishankar, and Piyush Goyal.
President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Modi, followed by other members of his team of ministers. The swearing-in ceremony is being attended by Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina and Seychelles Vice President Ahmed Afif.
The BJP won an absolute majority on its own in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha polls winning 282 and 303 seats respectively. In 2024 the NDA coalition won 292 seats in the Parliament. “NDA government 1, 2, and now 3… this is continuity. We will take the country forward with more vision and comprehensive to ensure our resolutions, our commitment towards good governance and attempt towards fulfilling the dreams of the common people,” he told the media in Rasthrapati Bhavan premises after staking claim to form the government on Friday.
“During this tenure of 10 years, India has emerged as a Vishwabandhu for the world. Its maximum advantage is starting now. And I am sure that the next 5 years are going to be very useful for India in the global environment as well. The world is going through many crises, many tensions, disasters…we Indians are fortunate that despite so many big crises, we are today known as the world’s fastest-growing economy. We are also being praised in the world for growth. I have had experience of doing the Prime Minister’s job for 10 years and will use this experience well,” Modi said.
Modi also was the longest-serving Chief Minister of Gujarat from October 2001 to May 2014. His previous two terms as Prime Minister have been marked by several key initiatives like Ayushman Bharat, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Housing for All, Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Man Dhan Yojana, Ujjwala Yojana and PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, UDAN, Make in India. PM Modi has laid thrust on the motto of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas’ and on “development-oriented and corruption-free governance”.
Born on September 17, 1950, in a small town in Gujarat, his family belonged to the ‘other backward class’ which is among the marginalized sections of society. In his initial years, he worked with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and later devoted himself to politics working with the Bharatiya Janata Party organization at the national and state level.
