Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi took oath today ( 9 June 2024) for a third straight term as the head of a coalition government after two full tenures in which the BJP enjoyed a majority on its own.

Mr. Modi, 73, equalled the feat of the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, who won in the 1952, 1957 and 1962 general elections.

After Mr. Modi, Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari were among 35 other Cabinet Ministers who took oath on Sunday. 36 Ministers of State, and five Ministers of State (independent charge) also took oath of office.