Narendra Modi takes oath as 15th Prime Minister of India

New Delhi : After leading his party to victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Narendra Modi takes oath as the Prime Minister of the 17th Lok Sabha at 7.00 pm today at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi in the presence of 6,000 guests, including leaders of BIMSTEC countries, the Kyrgyz Republic and Mauritius. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, and Congress president Rahul Gandhi present at the function.

Ahead of his swearing-in ceremony, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah pay tribute at Sadaiv Atal Samadhi, the memorial of late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

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PM Modi also paid tribute at the National War Memorial in Delhi. Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba and Vice Chief of Air Force Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria were also present.

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Narendra Modi takes oath as 15th Prime Minister

Narendra Modi arrives at Rashtrapati Bhawan

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad arrive at Rashtrapati Bhavan ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony. 

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar arrives at Rashtrapati Bhavan ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony.

Former Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh and senior BJP leader LK Advani arrive at Rashtrapati Bhawan.

Actor Rajinikanth and his wife Latha arrive at Rashtrapati Bhavan ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony.

BJP leaders Nirmala Sitharaman and Giriraj Singh arrive at Rashtrapati Bhavan ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony.

Rajnath Singh and Children's Rights Activist Kailash Satyarthi arrive at Rashtrapati Bhawan

BJP President Amit Shah arrives at Rashtrapati Bhavan ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony.

Visuals from outside Rashtrapati Bhavan ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony.

Former Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar also arrives at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg. 

Amit Shah to be in Modi cabinet

BJP president Amit Shah will join the Modi cabinet for the first time, party's Gujarat chief said today. Shah contested his first Lok Sabha election from Gandhinagar in Gujarat.

Visuals of the area near Rashtrapati Bhavan decorated by Horticulture Department of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC).

Prakash Javadekar to meet PM Narendra Modi at 4:30 PM today at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg

Anupam Kher, to attend PM Modi's oath ceremony today: It feels good to be a part of a historic event. 

General (Retd) VK Singh to meet PM Narendra Modi at 4:30 PM today at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg.

President of Kyrgyzstan, Sooronbay Jeenbekov arrives in Delhi. He will attend PM Narendra Modi's oath ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan later today.

Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli arrives in Delhi. He will attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's oath ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan, later today.

 Jitendra,producer&veteran actor on arrival in Delhi to attend PM Modi's oath taking ceremony.

About 8,000 guests to attend swearing-in ceremony; special 'Dal Raisina' to be served

Dal Raisina, a specialty of Rashtrapati Bhavan's kitchen, is cooked for about 48 hours. Its main ingredients are brought from Lucknow. Its preparation started on Tuesday.

Nitin Gadkari to meet PM Narendra Modi at 4:30 PM today at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg.

BJP leaders DV Sadananda Gowda and Giriraj Singh to meet PM Narendra Modi at 4:30 PM today at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg.

BJP leaders Piyush Goyal and Bhupender Yadav at party president Amit Shah's residence in Delhi.

BJP leaders Dharmendra Pradhan and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi to meet PM Narendra Modi at 4:30 PM today at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg.

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP from Bathinda, Harsimrat Kaur Badal and BJP MP from Asansol, Babul Supriyo to take oath as ministers, today evening.

The Ministers who will take oath this evening will meet PM Narendra Modi at 4:30 PM today at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg.

President of Sri Lanka, Maithripala Sirisena, arrives in Delhi. He will attend PM Narendra Modi's oath ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan later today.

President of Myanmar, U Win Myint, arrives in Delhi. He will attend PM Narendra Modi's oath ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan later today

Delhi police issues traffic advisory in wake of Modi's swearing-in ceremony:

Elaborate security and traffic arrangements have been made by the Delhi Police for smooth conduct of the function.