Modi to take oath today amid India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ push: 10 points

Narendra Modi will today take oath as the Prime Minister of India at a mega event in the national capital. After having run two successive governments with massive mandates, the Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart will become the head of a coalition government. A host of foreign dignitaries, including several heads of neighbouring countries, will attend Modi’s swearing-in ceremony.
The Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the single-largest party after the Lok Sabha elections. However, the party’s tally of 240 seats was 32 short of a simple majority in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the parliament.
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Narendra Modi’s third government will rely on the support of his National Democratic Alliance partners, N Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar, whose parties won a total of 28 Lok Sabha seats.
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Modi and his council of ministers are expected to take oath of office at the Rashtrapati Bhavan at 7.15 pm.
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Around 8000 people, including dignitaries from all walks of life, will attend the event.
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