Oath ceremony highlights: Modi sworn in as PM; TDP, JD(U), LJP, HAM, JD(S) get Cabinet berths

Modi cabinet 2024 LIVE updates: George Kurian was inducted in the new NDA cabinet while Anurag Thakur was excluded from the Modi Cabinet 3.0. JP Nadda was also included as a part of the new cabinet

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Gautam Adani, Gautam Adani present at Narendra Modi's swearing in ceremony

 Adani group chairman Gautam Adani and Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani  were among the guests attending the oath-taking ceremony of PM-designate Narendra Modi at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

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LIVE update: Dharmendra reach the venue for the oath ceremony

BJP MP-elect Dharmendra Pradhan arrived at Rashtrapati Bhavan to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the Modi government 3.0.

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Narendra Modi oath-taking ceremony LIVE: Actors, politicians arrive at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Actors Akshay Kumar, Vikrant Massey and director Rajkumar Hirani arrive at Rashtrapati Bhavan for the swearing-in ceremony.

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PM has the right to choose, we have not made any demand: JD(U) leader Lalan Singh

“Narendra Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar have expressed their belief in me and I will try to live up to their expectations. We have not made a demand for any ministry, and it is the PM’s right to choose,” JD(U) MP Lalan Singh said today ahead of the oath-taking ceremony.

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Modi Cabinet 3.0: Smriti Irani dropped from Narendra Modi's cabinet, say media reports

Ahead of  Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony as Prime Minister, BJP leaders Smriti Irani and Anurag Thakur were not  extended the invitation to Modi’s residence for tea. As custom, all  MPs, who will take the oath of office along with Narendra Modi have been traditionally invited to Modi’s residence. 

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Top BJP strategist Bhupender Yadav to be re-inducted into Cabinet

Bhupender Yadav, one of the BJP’s key strategists Yadav, held the important ministries of Environment, Forest and Climate Change as well as Labour and Employment in the outgoing Cabinet. Yadav played a crucial role in delivering victories for the saffron party in Odisha’s state Assembly as well as Lok Sabha elections

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Lok Sabha to get LoP after 10 years

The 17th Lok Sabha, which was dissolved on June 5, did not have a deputy speaker for its full term, and it was the second consecutive term of the lower house without an LoP. The lower house is set to get a leader of the opposition (LoP) after ten years.

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NCP's Praful Patel on Cabinet berth rumours

 Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday stated that the NCP has been offered a Minister of State position.  NCP 's Praful Patel said the party turned it down since he has already been a cabinet minister the Union government. 

“I was earlier a Cabinet Minister in the Union Government, so this will be a demotion for me. We have informed the BJP leadership and they have already told us to just wait for a few days, they will take remedial measures,” he told reporters.

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Ex-Nitish ally Jitan Ram Manjhi likely to be inducted as Union minister

Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi is likely to be be a part of Modi 3.0 Cabinet. “Will be a part of the programme at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence. There is good news for the people of Gaya and Bihar,” Manjhi wrote on X. 

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News update: BJP MP from Koderma, Annapurna Devi, to be inducted in Modi 3.0 Cabinet

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NCP's Praful Patel was offered minister of state, he insisted on Cabinet berth: Fadnavis

BJP offered a minister of state berth to NCP’s Praful Patel, but he is insisting on a Cabinet minister rank, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said, according to an Indian Express report.

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PM does not have the majority; a weak PM is taking oath, says Congress leader Alka Lamba

"A weak prime minister is taking oath, this PM does not have the majority. The autocrat is falling weak. He was asking for 400 seats to change the Constitution. He did not even get the majority," Congress leader Alka Lamba told news agency PTI.

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Kerala’s first BJP MP set to become Union Minister

Actor Suresh Gopi helped BJP score its first Lok Sabha poll win in the southern state. During campaigning for the General Elections, Gopi had promised the people of his constituency that he would be appointed to the Council of Ministers if he bagged the victory.

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Telangana BJP Chief Kishan Reddy thanks PM Modi for inducting him in NDA Cabinet

Telangana BJP chief G Kishan Reddy expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for inducting him into the BJP-led NDA Cabinet that would be sworn in today evening in Delhi. "With the blessings of the people of Secunderabad & Hon'ble PM Shri @narendramodi, I will be taking oath as Union Minister today at 7pm,"  Kishan Reddy wrote on X.

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Ravneet Bittu, who lost in Lok Sabha polls 2024, to be part of NDA Cabinet

Media outlets reported that former Ludhiana MP Ravneet Singh Bittu will be inducted into Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new Cabinet of ministers this evening.