Modi to take oath with new ministers on May 30

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

will be administered for his second term along with his new council of ministers on May 30, the said Sunday.

is the first BJP who has been elected for the second time after completion of his five-year tenure, a feat so far achieved only by two leaders and

From BJP, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was also elected as a for two consecutive terms, but his first stint had lasted only for one year and seven months.

"The (Ram Nath Kovind) will administer the and Secrecy to the Prime Minister and other members of on 30.05.2019 at 07.00 pm at Rashtrapati Bhavan," the communiuqe issued by President's said.

Names of the ministers who would join in his second innings is yet to be disclosed, though there has been speculation about some new members expected to join the council, including from states like that played a key role in the BJP's massive victory in the just-held Lok Sabha elections.

It was also not immediately clear whether the ceremony will be attended by some world leaders. Modi had stunned everyone during 2014 swearing-in when he had called SAARC leaders, including the then Prime Minister of

The 2014 swearing-in was held at the forecourt of with around 2,000 people including foreign dignitaries invited for Modi's oath ceremony, which was administered by the then

Several global leaders, including Prime Minister Imran Khan, US President Donald Trump, Chinese President and Russian President have congratulated Modi on his resounding victory.

On Sunday, Khan spoke to Modi and expressed his desire for both the countries to work together for the betterment of their peoples, the said.

Khan reiterated his vision for peace, progress and prosperity in and said he looks forward to working with Prime Minister Modi to advance these objectives.

Modi has been elected unanimously as of the after which he called on President Kovind on Saturday in his capacity as of the BJP Parliamentary Party, which has majority support in the House of the People following the to the 17th Lok Sabha.

The President, exercising powers under the Constitution, appointed Modi to the office of Prime Minister of and sought his advice about names of others to be appointed members of the and indicate the date and time of the swearing-in-ceremony to be held at

Earlier on Saturday, an NDA delegation, led by and comprising of Parkash Singh Badal, Rajnath Singh, Nitish Kumar, Ram Vilas Paswan, Sushma Swaraj, Uddhav Thakeray, Nitin Gadkari, K. Palaniswami, and also called on the President at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

They handed over a letter stating Modi has been elected leader of the The letters of support from the NDA constituent parties were also handed over to the President.

NDA together has a strength of 353 MPs in the 543-member Lok Sabha, out of which BJP has a majority of 303 Members of Parliament. This is the highest every tally for the BJP, which had got just two MPs in its Lok Sabha electoral debut in 1984.

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First Published: Sun, May 26 2019. 19:40 IST