Modi Sworn In as India's Prime Minister for Third Term
20:34 09.06.2024 (Updated: 22:32 09.06.2024)
© AFP 2023 MONEY SHARMAIndia’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Narendra Modi (R) takes the oath of office for a third term as the country's Prime Minister during the oath-taking ceremony administered by President Droupadi Murmu (2L) at presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on June 9, 2024.
© AFP 2023 MONEY SHARMA
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Apart from BJP leader Narendra Modi, several ministers, including those with full cabinet rank and junior ministers, also took their oath on Sunday.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been sworn in for a third term following the Lok Sabha parliamentary elections.
Modi, leader of the victorious National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), took the oath of office and became the Prime Minister of India for the third time.
The oath ceremony was broadcast live by Indian television channels on Sunday.
"I, Narendra Damodardas Modi, do swear in the name of God affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established. I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India," Modi read out load from the text.
"I will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as Prime Minister for the Union. I will do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law, without fear or favour, affection or ill-will," he continued.
❗️BJP leader Narendra Modi takes oath as PM of India for third term
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Modi was sworn in by Indian President Draupadi Murmu. He is the second politician in India to serve as head of government for a third consecutive term. Jawaharlal Nehru was the first prime minister of independent India to do so.