Narendra Modi swearing-in ceremony: Narendra Modi was on May 30 sworn in as the Prime Minister for a second term helming a 58-member ministry with BJP chief Amit Shah making his debut at the Centre and former foreign secretary S Jaishankar emerging as a surprise pick while party veteran Sushma Swaraj was among the outgoing ministers who found no place. Portfolios for the news ministers were not announced amid reports that Shah may get the Finance portfolio and Rajnath retaining Home. (Reuters Photo) -
Wearing a beige Nehru jacket, Modi, 68, was administered the oath of office and secrecy by President Ram Nath Kovind at a glittering ceremony just before sunset at the forecourt of majestic Rashtrapati Bhavan, capping a landslide win for the BJP which won 303 of the 542 seats. (Reuters Photo)
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This is the second time Modi took the oath at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan. (PTI Photo)
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As the sun set over the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the two-hour swearing-in ceremony commenced with 8,000 people packing into the forecourt of the historic British-era presidential palace. (Reuters Photo)
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Including Narendra Modi, 25 Cabinet ministers – Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, Nitin Gadkari, Smriti Irani, Piyush Goyal, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, D V Sadananda Gowda, Ram Vilas Paswan, Narendra Singh Tomar, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Thaawarchand Gehlot, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Arjun Munda, Dr Harsh Vardhan, Prakash Javadekar, Dharmendra Pradhan, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Pralhad Joshi, Mahendra Nath Pandey, Arvind Sawant, Giriraj Singh and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat took oath. (PTI Photo)
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Smriti Irani, who earned the tag of giant killer for defeating Congress chief Rahul Gandhi in his home turf in Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, was among the six women ministers. (PTI Photo)
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Amit Shah, seen as BJP's key strategist who helped the party expand its base after taking over the reins of the party in 2014, was the subject of intense speculation since the party's spectacular victory on May 23. (Reuters Photo)
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Jaishankar, considered close to Modi, was a surprise pick. A seasoned diplomat, he was the Indian government's pointsman for China and the US. (Reuters Photo)
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Pratap Sarangi, 64, who once nurtured the desire to be a monk and lives an austere life, his hard work and dedication to people appear to have earned him a berth in the new Narendra Modi Government. (PTI Photo)
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Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj exchanges greetings with senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi as Congress president Rahul Gandhi looks on, during the swearing-in ceremony. (PTI Photo)
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Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, his wife Nita Ambani and son Anant Ambani during the swearing-in ceremony. (PTI Photo)
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Congress party President Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi arrive to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. (Reuters)
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Industrialist Ratan Tata and N Chandrasekaran during the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his council of ministers, at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)
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UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi hugs BJP leader Uma Bharati at the swearing in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his cabinet. (AP Photo)
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Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, Kyrgyzstan President Sooronbay Jeenbekov, Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid, President Ram Nath Kovind, PM Narendra Modi, Myanmar President U Win Myint, Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, Nepalese Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli, Thailand's special envoy Grisada Boonrach pose after swearing in ceremony of Modi and other ministers at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. (AP Photo)
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