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BJP leader Narendra Modi will today be sworn in as the Prime Minister of India for a third consecutive term. The mega event will take place at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. Over 8,000 people, including dignitaries from across the world, are expected to participate in the event. Several other MPs, who would be a part of Modi 3.0 cabinet, are also likely to take oath today.

The NDA allies on Saturday unanimously elected Narendra Modi as the leader of the coalition. Senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh proposed Modi’s name, which was approved by all the parties of NDA. Notably, the BJP failed to secure a majority on its own and it has to now rely on its allies, including JDU and TDP, to run the government. The saffron party's tally of 240 seats was 32 short of a majority in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the parliament. The NDA, however, amassed 292 seats. A list of 303 lawmakers, which includes independent contestants, has been handed over to the President.

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10 points on Narendra Modi's swearing-in:

- Narendra Modi visited Rajghat to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi ahead of his swearing-in ceremony, to be held today at the Rashtrapati Bhawan

- Several heads of state will attend Modi's oath ceremony. Among those who have accepted invitations are Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, Seychellois Vice-President Ahmed Afif, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', and Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay

- Narendra Modi will equal Jawaharlal Nehru's record by becoming the Prime Minister of India for the third time, following the completion of two full terms
- The official time of the swearing-in ceremony is 7.15 to 8 pm, which means that it is expected to last 45 minutes.

- Security has been heightened across the National Capital in view of Narendra Modi’s oath ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. The authorities have declared a no-flying zone for June 9 and 10. As many as 1,100 personnel have been deployed to manage traffic and VIP movements

- Vehement deliberations are being held with NDA allies over the distribution of ministries. BJP’s top brass, including Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah, have been speaking with TDP and JDU over portfolios

- Ram Mohan Naidu of the TDP, Lalan Singh, Sanjay Jha and Ram Nath Thakur of the JD(U), and Chirag Paswan of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) may get the coveted cabinet berths, reported PTI

- President Droupadi Murmu will host a banquet for the foreign dignitaries after the oath ceremony

- The INDIA bloc leaders haven’t been invited to attend the oath ceremony of the new government. Congress leader KC Venugopal said that the opposition leaders have not received any information from the government regarding the swearing-in ceremony of PM-designate Narendra Modi

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- The NDA secured 293 of the 543 Lok Sabha seats in the recently concluded elections, comfortably surpassing the halfway mark. The INDIA alliance put up a strong fight, winning 232 constituencies. The Congress nearly doubled its tally from 52 seats in the 2019 elections to 99 this time