Narendra Modi Swearing-In LIVE: PM Takes Oath of Office and Secrecy; Amit Shah Also Joins Union Cabinet

The Congress party took to Twitter to congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Council of Ministers as they take the oath to office.

Congratulations to PM @narendramodi and his new Cabinet Ministers. We wish them the best & look forward to working with them on the growth & development of India & all its citizens.

— Congress (@INCIndia) May 30, 2019

A four-star general and former Union minister, VK Singh has joined the Modi cabinet and was sworn-in at a star-studded ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan. Singh was earlier the Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs and briefly served as the MoS (Independent Charge) for Development of the North-Eastern Region, which was later taken over by Jitendra Singh. Singh, who retained his Ghaziabad seat this time, defeated his closest rival, Suresh Bansal of the Samajwadi Party, with a margin of over 5 lakh votes. Like in 2014, Singh’s campaign in 2019 had focussed on his credentials as an Army general. 

Former MoS for development of north-eastern region and PMO, Dr Jitendra Singh has taken oath in Narendra Modi’s new cabinet. Singh, in the last five years, has served as the minister of state (independent charge) for Development of North Eastern Region, Prime Minister’s Office and Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and has been heading the Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space. The Udhampur MP has been the chief spokesperson of BJP’s J&K unit. 

Former Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has taken oath in Narendra Modi's new cabinet. Rijiju, during the last five years, served as Union Minister of State for Home Affairs. Rijiju successfully retained Arunachal West seat in 2019 Lok Sabha elections. He defeated Congress candidate and two times former chief minister Nabam Tuki. Rijiju became the union minister in 2014 after the BJP gained a massive victory in the Lok Sabha polls. He was elected as MP from Arunachal West which is fourth largest parliamentary constituency.

Rao Inderjit Singh, MP from Gurgaon after taking his oath to the cabinet of PM Modi.

Birdseye view of the Rashtrapati Bhawan as its shimmers with light and hope during the oath-taking ceremony of PM Narendra Modi and his Council of Ministers. 

Amit Shah, Smriti Irani, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, Prakash Javadekar, Babul Supriyo and several others took the oath of office after Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The portfolio distribution and list of Ministers of State is yet to be announced. Here’s the full list of leaders who are taking oath this evening.

Piyush Goyal is being sworn-in on as part of the brand new cabinet of the Narendra Modi government. Goyal has held several portfolios in the Narendra Modi government. He is the current minister of Railways and was also appointed the interim finance minister and presented the 2019 budget. At present, he is a member of Rajya Sabha. Prior to it, he served as the national treasurer of the party, just like his father. Goyal was also the chairperson of Information Communication Campaign Committee of the party. During the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he looked after all the advertising campaigns and social media.

Smriti Irani takes oath as a cabinet minister in the Narendra Modi government. Irani, in the last five years, was given the plum post of human resource development minister and later served as the minister for information and broadcasting. In the Lok Sabha elections, the 43-year-old emerged as a giant-killer, pulling off one of the biggest victories and scripting a historic win by dethroning Rahul Gandhi in Congress's home turf of Amethi. The popular television actor-turned-politician continued to cultivate Amethi in the past five years despite her 214 loss to Gandhi and this helped her reap electoral dividends. 

Former foreign secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar took oath as a cabinet minister. Jaishankar was the foreign secretary from January 2015 to January 2018 and has previously held positions like the high commissioner to Singapore, and ambassador to China and the United States of America. For long, Jaishankar has been considered Modi’s man Friday when it comes to foreign policy and strategic affairs. Those in the know said Modi’s relation with Jaishankar goes back to the time when the former was the Gujarat chief minister. During his visit to China as chief minister, Modi had met Jaishankar, who was the then Indian ambassador to China, on several occasions.

Former Union Cabinet minister of Food Processing and Member of Parliament from Bathinda Harsimrat Kaur Badal has taken the oath to join the new cabinet. The two-time parliamentarian is part of a family that traces its lineage back to 18th-century royalty. During her campaign, she raised the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Operation Bluestar and the unkept poll promises of the Congress government.

Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman have taken their oaths to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new cabinet. LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan is currently undertaking his oath.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother in Ahmedabad watching him take his oath for a second term to the highest office of India.

Rajnath Singh has taken his oath to join the cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Amit Shah is underway his oath.

PM Modi Takes Oath | Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken oath of office and secrecy to the highest office in India. President Ram Nath Kovind is administering the oath. Read the full text of the two oaths Narendra Modi and the Council of Ministers took this evening.

President Ram Nath Kovind has arrived at the Rashtrapati Bhawan Forecourt to administer the oath to PM Narendra Modi and his new cabinet. Upon the President's arrival, the national anthem 'Jan Gan Man' is being played. 

PM Narendra Modi has arrived at the Rashtrapati Bhawan to take the oath of office and secrecy under the President of India. Earlier in the morning, the prime minister held a final round of consultations with BJP president Amit Shah to give shape to his council of ministers before sending the list to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Former home ministry Rajnath Singh and BJP MP-elect from Gandhinagar Amit Shah at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

Bollywood director and producer Karan Johar is also one of the invitees to the oath-taking ceremony of PM Narendra Modi.

Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering seen seated with his wife for the swearing-in ceremony of PM Modi.

From the Congress camp, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, party president Rahul Gandhi, former PM Manmohan Singh, senior party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad have arrived at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. They are seen seated in the front row of the guest seating area.

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar today announced that his party JDU will not be a part of the Modi government. "They wanted only 1 person from JDU in the cabinet, so it would have been just symbolic participation. We informed them that it is ok we don't need it. It is not a big issue, we are fully in NDA and not upset at all. We are working together, no confusion," he told reporters.

PM Narendra Modi's new cabinet takes shape as elected MP's from the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha sit in front at the Rashtrapati Bhawan Forecourt for the oath-taking.

Former home minister Rajnath Singh arrives at the Rashtrapati Bhawan for the oath-taking ceremony. A politician for over four decades, he was made the district president of the Jana Sangh in 1975 and became an MLA in 1977. In 1994, he became a Rajya Sabha MP. Singh was the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh between 2000 and 2002 after which he served as minister of agriculture in Vajpayee’s cabinet between 2003 and 2004. He was also the president of the BJP before Amit Shah from 2013 and 2014.

Nitin Gadkari, Ram Vilas Paswan and Ravi Shankar Prasad seen seated at the cabinet minister's section for the oath-taking. 

JD(U) Not Part of Modi Cabinet | Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has announced that the JD(U) will not be a part of PM Narendra Modi's govt. The JDU supremo says that his party will remain to be a part of the National Democratic Alliance and will be working together with the BJP. Nitish Kumar's party was allotted one ministerial berth in the cabinet which, it is speculated, upset the Bihar chief minister. 

Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi and his new council of ministers will take the oaths of office and secrecy at the forecourt in Rashtrapati Bhawan. President of India, Ram Nath Kovind will administer the oaths of office and secrecy. Read the full text of the two Oaths Narendra Modi and the Council of Ministers will take this evening.

Guests start to fill the Rashtrapati Bhawan Forecourt for today's swearing-in ceremony. The Forecourt is used for the ceremonial reception of visiting Heads of State & Heads of Government as also for the Change of Guard ceremony. It was also used in May 2014 to host the swearing-in ceremony of PM Narendra Modi and his Council of Ministers. Attended by thousands of guests, including Heads of State of various countries, the Rashtrapati Bhavan Forecourt provided for a stunning location against the setting sun for the occasion.

Actor Jitendra arrives at the Rashtrapati Bhawan to attend PM Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony. 

Guests start arriving at the Rashtrapati Bhawan for PM Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony. The swearing-in ceremony of PM Modi at the Rashtrapati Bhavan is expected to be a grand affair with about 8,000 guests, including leaders from the BIMSTEC countries, opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, chief ministers, corporate honchos and film stars.