New Delhi: Narendra Modi took oath as Prime Minister of India for the second time today after a spectacular victory in the national election. Amit Shah, who is credited with leading the BJP to magnificent victories in election after election, also joined PM Modi's new government.
New Delhi: Narendra Modi took oath as Prime Minister of India for the second time today after a spectacular victory in the national election. Amit Shah, who is credited with leading the BJP to magnificent victories in election after election, also joined PM Modi's new government.
More than 50 ministers took oath today along with Narendra Modi held at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan. Over 8000 guests which includes world leaders, leaders of alliance and opposition parties, celebrities and industrialists.
The 54-year-old Amit Shah is likely to handle one of the top four important ministries in the newly formed cabinet. Amit Shah has been PM Modi's most trusted confidant for over two decades.
Two big faces are not in Modi 2.0 government - Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj. Ministers like Rajyavardhan Rathore, Jayant Sinha, JP Nadda and Anant Hegde were also missing.
As Arun Jaitley wrote to the PM yesterday to recuse him from the cabinet, the big expectations are set around who is going to be the next finance minister as that is the portfolio where the previous government had most of the issues which they faced in the run up to the elections.
Top opposition leaders including former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi, industrialists, film stars and a galaxy of leaders from BIMSTEC countries were in the audience.
More than 50 ministers took oath today along with Narendra Modi held at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan. Over 8000 guests which includes world leaders, leaders of alliance and opposition parties, celebrities and industrialists.
The 54-year-old Amit Shah is likely to handle one of the top four important ministries in the newly formed cabinet. Amit Shah has been PM Modi's most trusted confidant for over two decades.
Two big faces are not in Modi 2.0 government - Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj. Ministers like Rajyavardhan Rathore, Jayant Sinha, JP Nadda and Anant Hegde were also missing.
As Arun Jaitley wrote to the PM yesterday to recuse him from the cabinet, the big expectations are set around who is going to be the next finance minister as that is the portfolio where the previous government had most of the issues which they faced in the run up to the elections.
Top opposition leaders including former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi, industrialists, film stars and a galaxy of leaders from BIMSTEC countries were in the audience.