Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken oath to the highest office in India. Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Sadananda Gowda and Nitin Gadkari have also taken their oaths of office, administered by the President Ram Nath Kovind.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, 30 May, held a final round of consultations with BJP president Amit Shah and is learnt to have given shape to his council of ministers ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of his new government in the evening.
Modi and Shah have held several rounds of discussions in the last two days ahead of government formation.
Earlier in the day, Bihar ChiefM inister Nitish Kumar announced that the JD(U) will not be a part of PM Narendra Modi's government. Similarly, AIADMK is not a part of Modi’s new council of ministers.
The possible ministers met Modi for high tea at his official residence, 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, at 4:30 pm, news agency IANS quoted sources as saying. The ceremony has been underway at Rashtrapati Bhavan since 7 pm.