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Welcome to News Now Chennai’s live blog of PM Narendra Modi’s Swearing-In Ceremony. The ceremony is expected to have a record attendance of 8,000 dignitaries and is scheduled to be held at 7 P.M.
Watch this space to get all the latest updates.
Earlier in the day:
- Mauritius PM reach Delhi at 6:30 A.M, Bhutan P.M at 8:30 A.M
- PM Narendra Modi visited the Raj Ghat , Atal Samadhi Sthal, War Memorial with various BJP leaders at around 7:15 A.M
- Thailand special envoy arrived at Delhi around 10:45 A.M
- Family members of 54 BJP member killed in Bengal arrived at 11:00 A.M
- Amit Shah arrived at Modi’s residence around 11:15 AM
- Myanmar President reach Delhi at 11:45 A.M
- Sri Lankan Head of State reach Delhi at around 12 noon
Some Expected Dignitaries :
- Rahul Dravid
- Saina Nehwal
- PT Usha
- Rajinikanth
- Shah Rukh Khan
- Mukesh Ambani
- Harbhajan Singh
- Ratan Tata
4:25 PM – Santhosh Gangwar likely to be the pro-term Speaker
4:26 PM – JD(U) has nominated two names: Lalan Singh and Santos Kushwaha
Visuals show a dejected Rahul Gandhi and Sharad Pawar
4: 28 PM Modi to meet BIMSTEC leaders tomorrow
4:38 PM – Bollywood actor Jitendra arrives at Delhi
4:40 PM – Gujarat BJP Chief congratulates Amit Shah, Cabinet post ?
4:43 PM– Anurag Thakur, Hamirpur MP (Himachal Pradesh) arrives at PM’s house
4:45 PM– Gujarat’s BJP President Jitu Vaghani confirms Amit Shah will be joining Modi’s Cabinet.
4:58 PM– Amit Shah arrives at PM Narendra Modi’s residence
Expected to leave to Rashtrapathi Bhavan in another 45 minutes.
Popular Dalit face and RPI Chief Ramdas Athawale likely to grab a Cabinet berth in Modi Government.
5:09 PM– Former Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar likely to get a berth
5:10 PM– Multilayer security cover in Delhi. 10,000 security personnel from Delhi Police and Paramilitary.
5:20 PM – S.Jayashankar arrives at Prime Minister’s Residence
5:30 PM – Leaders starting to leave PM Modi’s residence onto Rashtrapathi Bhavan
Meanwhile, visuals show Mamta Banerjee holding Dharna in West Bengal, Alleges threat to life.
5:38 PM– Smriti Irani leaves for the event.
5:41 PM – Yogi Adityanath, Rajvardhan Rathore seen at Rashtrapati Bhavan
5:45 PM– Industrialists Ratan Tata, Mukesh Ambani, Narayana Moorthy arrives at Rashtrapati Bhavan
5:48 PM– Top BJP leaders Prakash Javedkar and Nitin Gadkari reach Rashtrapati Bhavan
6:00 PM– Ravi Shankar Prasad, Actor Vivek Oberoi seen at Rashtrapati Bhavan
6:06 PM– Visuals show Mulayam Singh Yadav greeting Amit Shah at Rashtrapati Bhavan
Looks like the Thackeray family hasn’t made it to the event yet.
6:13 PM– The stage is almost set for the ceremony to begin, Leaders are making their way to the dais and are settling down.
Credit: India Today
6:18 PM– Former President Prathiba Patil makes her way into the event, Sushma Swaraj unlikely to attend ceremony
News of JD(U) boycotting the event, planning for protest. Reports say party unhappy with only one cabinet berth.
Nitish Kumar says not interested in ‘symbolic’ participation.
6:27 PM Superstar Rajinikanth makes his way into the Rashtrapati Bhavan with wife Latha Rajiinkanth, visuals show the Superstar greet Mulayam Singh Yadav, other BJP leaders.
Former PM Manmohan Singh enters the fray, LK Advani also seen
6:32 PM Nitish Kumar doesn’t sit out, arrives at the Rashtrapati Bhavan
6:39 PM A gloomy Rahul Gandhi arrives at the event accompanied by Sonia Gandhi.
6:56 PM– Narendra Modi makes his way with folded hands. Sits next to Rajnath Singh according to Protocol.
7:02 PM– President Ramnath Kovind makes his way down, Everyone stands up for the National Anthem.
Proceedings are underway.
7:06 PM– Sounds of Bharath Matha ki Jai echoes around the Rashtrapati Bhavan as the PM finishes his oath.
7:07 PM– Rajnath Singh steps up to take the oath.
7:09 PM– Crowd erupts as the name of Amit Shah is announced, He makes his way to take the oath.
7:11 PM – Nitin Gadkari is the next MP to take the oath.
TV visuals show Narendra Modi’s mother watching the ceremony from her residence.
7: 13 PM– Sadananda Gowda takes oath.
7: 15 PM- Nirmala Sitharaman is inducted into the ministry.
7:18 PM – Ram Vilas Paswan steps up to take the oath.
7: 20 PM– Narendra Singh Tomar re-inducted into the cabinet.
7:22 PM – Ravi Shankar Prasad will be in the Council of Ministers
7:24 PM – Harsimrat Kaur Badal takes oath.
7:28 PM – Subramaniam Jaishankar is the next, with Ramesh Pokhriyal, Arjun Munda, Giriraj Singh slated next.
7:33 PM – Giant-Killer Smriti Irani takes oath.
@PMOIndia’s DP and Cover Image change moments after the PM finishes his oath.
7.37 PM- Incumbent minister of science and technology Dr Harsh Vardhan takes oath.
7.39 PM– Incumbent education minister Prakash Javadekar takes oath aspart of Modi Govt 2.0.
7.42 PM- Sitting Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan takes an oath on Modi’s cabinet 2.0
7.44 PM- Outgoing minister of minority affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi takes oath as part of the new government.
7.47 PM- Prahlad Joshi takes oath as part of Narendra Modi govt 2.0
7.50 PM- Shiv Sena’s Mumbai South candidate Arvind Sawant takes oath as part of the new government.
7.52 PM- Outgoing Minister of State for MSMEs, Giriraj Singh takes an oath.
7.54 PM– Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, representing Jodhpur as an MP takes oath as minister in Modi’s cabinet 2
And That’s a wrap!
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