Deccan Chronicle

MODI TO BE SWORN IN AS PM ON MAY 30

- DC CORRESPOND­ENT with agency inputs

Leader of the National Democratic Alliance parliament­ary party, Narendra Modi will be sworn in as country’s Prime Minister for the second term on May 30.

A communqiue by the Rashtrapat­i Bhavan on Sunday said the oath taking ceremony will be held at the Rashtrapat­i Bhavan on Thursday. He was elected unanimousl­y as the leader of the NDA on Saturday.

Leader of the National Democratic Alliance parliament­ary party, Narendra Modi will be sworn in as country’s Prime Minister for the second term on May 30.

A communqiue by the Rashtrapat­i Bhavan on Sunday said the oath taking ceremony will be held at the Rashtrapat­i Bhavan on Thursday. “The President (Ram Nath Kovind) will administer the Oath of Office and Secrecy to the Prime Minister and other members of Union council of ministers on 30.05.2019 at 7 p.m. at Rashtrapat­i Bhavan,” the communiuqe issued by President’s press secretary Ashok Malik said.

The President, exercising powers under the Constituti­on, appointed Mr Modi to the office of

Prime Minister of India and sought his advise about the names of others to be appointed members of the Union council of ministers and indicate the date and time of the swearing-in-ceremony to be held at the Rashtrapat­i Bhavan.

Mr Modi was elected unanimousl­y as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance on Saturday. Later, he called on the President in his capacity as leader of the BJP parliament­ary party, which has majority support in the House of the People following the general election to the 17th Lok Sabha.

On Saturday, a delegation of the NDA led by BJP president Amit Shah, along with Prakash Singh Badal, Rajnath Singh, Nitish Kumar, Ram Vilas Paswan, Sushma Swaraj, Uddhav Thakeray, Nitin Gadkari, K. Palaniswam­i, Conrad Sangma and Neiphiu Rio, called on the President at the Rashtrapat­i Bhavan.

The NDA leaders handed over a letter to the President stating Mr Modi has been elected the leader of the BJP parliament­ary party. Letters of support from NDA constituen­t parties were also handed over.

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