- The President will administer the Oath of Office and Secrecy to the Prime Minister and other members of the Union Council of Ministers on Sunday, June 09, 2024 at 07:15 pm at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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NEW DELHI, JUNE 7
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan ahead of forming the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.
The President will administer the oath of office and secrecy to the Prime Minister and other members of the Union Council of Ministers at 7.15 pm on June 09, 2024, at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) June 7, 2024
“I want to assure people we will not lack in effort in fulfilling their aspirations in our next term,” Modi said after meeting Murmu. Murmu handed over the letter of appointment to Modi. Earlier, leaders of the BJP-led NDA had called on Murmu and handed over letters of support for Modi.
Exercising powers vested in her under Article 75 (1) of the Constitution of India, President Droupadi Murmu today appointed @narendramodi to the office of Prime Minister of India.
The President requested Shri Narendra Modi to:
i) advise her about the names of other persons to… pic.twitter.com/L3qELsX3Vl
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) June 7, 2024
“NDA will form a strong, stable, growth-oriented government…The president has appointed me as PM-designate…I will hand over the list of ministers to President Murmu before swearing-in,” said Modi.
NDA will form a strong, stable and growth-oriented government.
Speaking outside Rashtrapati Bhavan. https://t.co/qstllaPjna
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 7, 2024
“This is the first election after Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav…For the third time, the NDA government has been given a chance by the people to serve the country…Our 10 years just trailer, we will work much harder, faster for development of our country; people know we will deliver,” said Modi.
An NDA delegation, led by J.P. Nadda, President, BJP, and comprising Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Ashwini Vaishnaw, C.N. Manjunath, N. Chandrababu Naidu, Nitish Kumar, Rajiv Ranjan Singh (Lalan Singh), Sanjay Jha, Eknath Shinde, H.D. Kumaraswamy, Chirag Paswan, Jitan Ram Manjhi,… pic.twitter.com/X1xsQHv4PK
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) June 7, 2024
This 18th Lok Sabha is an important milestone towards fulfilling those dreams when the country will celebrate the 100 years of independence in 2047, he said.
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