Narendra Modi sworn in as PM of India for the third time in a row

New Delhi: Narendra Modi has been sworn in as the Prime Minister of India for the third time in a row. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office and secrecy to Narendra Modi at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

In the recently held Lok Sabha elections, the BJP-led NDA has won a majority.

Narendra Modi, 73, will be the second Indian leader to become the Prime Minister of India for the third consecutive time after Jawaharlal Nehru. Nehru had won the 1952, 1957 and 1962 general elections.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, Seychelles Vice President Ahmed Afif, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay attended the ceremony.