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PM Narendra Modi Independence Day speech full text

Referring to the manipur crisis, pm modi said that a path to a solution in the northeastern state will be found through peace..

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday wished the nation on the 77th Independence Day and said a new world order is in the works after the pandemic, similar to the one brought about by the end of World War II. He said that India now identified as a ‘Vishwamitra’ and also announced the launch of the Vishwakarma Yojana for barbers and goldsmiths with an initial spending of Rs. 13,000-15,000 crore.

Referring to the Manipur crisis, PM Modi said that a path to a solution in the northeastern state will be found through peace. PM Modi also said his government has changed the thinking about border villages through its ‘Vibrant Villages’ scheme. “The village on the border is not India’s last village, as was said before, it is the first village of the country,” he said.

speech of narendra modi in english written

My beloved 140 crore family members,

World’s biggest democracy and in the context of population as well, we are trusted for being number one. Such a humongous nation is today celebrating the festival of independence with its 140 billion brothers and sisters and all family members. On this momentous and sacred occasion, I extend my greetings to each and every citizen of the country, to each one who loves, respects and takes pride in our nation India.

My dear family members,

The Non-cooperation/Civil Disobedience and Satyagraha Movement under the leadership of our ‘pujyaBapu’ revered Mahatma Gandhi ji, bravehearts like Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru, and their generation, there will hardly be any person who has not contributed to the independence of the country. Today I respectfully pay homage to all those who contributed and sacrificed their lives during our freedom movement. I humbly bow down to their penance in giving us a free nation.

Today, 15th August, is also the 150th birth anniversary of Sri Aurobindo, the great revolutionary and pioneer of spiritual life. It is also the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Dayanand Saraswati ji. This year our nation is going to celebrate with great fervor, the 500th birth anniversary of the iconic women warrior Rani Durgawati. We will also be remembering the premier of ‘bhakti and yog’ Meerabai, on the occasion of 525th years of her life immersed in spiritualism. Our country will be celebrating a milestone of 75th year on next 26th January which is our Republic Day. There will not be a bigger day to commit to national development, with new inspirations, new consciousness, new resolutions, as the country opens up immense possibilities and opportunities.

Unfortunately, this time the natural calamity created unimaginable distress in many parts of the country. I express my condolences to all the families who have suffered in this crisis and assure that the state in tandem with the central government will leave no stone unturned to stand by you and resolve all those troubles at the earliest.

In the past few weeks, particularly in Manipur in the North-East, and in some other parts of India, there has been a spell of violence, where many people lost their lives, and the dignity of mothers and daughters was violated. However, in the last few days, we have been hearing continuous reports of peace, and the entire nation stands with the people of Manipur. The people of Manipur have maintained peace in the past few days, and they should continue to foster that peace, as it is the path to resolution. Both the state and central governments are working together to find solutions to the issues and will continue to do so.

When we look back at history, there are moments that leave an indelible mark, and their impact lasts for centuries. Sometimes, these events might seem small and insignificant at the beginning, but they lay the roots for numerous problems. We all know that our country was invaded 1000-1200 years ago. A small kingdom and its king were defeated. However, we couldn’t have known that this event would lead India into a thousand years of subjugation. We got ensnared in slavery, and whoever came, looted us, and ruled over us. What an adverse period it must have been, that thousand-year span.

An event might seem small, but its effects can persist for a thousand years. Today, I want to mention this because during this phase, India’s brave souls from across the country continued to keep the flame of freedom burning, and establish a tradition of sacrifice. Mother India stood up to break chains, to shatter shackles, and the women power, youth power, farmers, and people from villages, workers and every Indian who lived, breathed, and strived for the dream of freedom was ready. A formidable force was ready for sacrifices to attain freedom. Numerous great souls, who spent their youth in prisons, were relentlessly striving to break the chains of slavery and for the freedom of the country.

That widespread consciousness, the all-encompassing form of sacrifice and penance, instilled a new belief in the hearts of the masses, and in 1947, the country finally achieved independence, fulfilling the dreams nurtured during a thousand years of subjugation.

I am talking about the events of a thousand years ago for a reason. I am witnessing another opportunity before our country, a time when we are living in such a period, when we have entered such an era. It is our good fortune that either we are living in youth or we have taken birth in the lap of Mother India in the first year of ‘Amrit Kaal’. And mark my words, my dear family members, the actions we take, the steps we take, the sacrifices we make, the penance we undertake in this era will define our legacy.

Sarvajan Hitay, Sarvajan Sukhay; We will take decisions one after the other, and the golden history of the country for the next 1000 years is going to emerge from it. The events taking place in this period are going to impact the next 1000 years. The country, which has come out of the slave mentality and is dedicated to the ‘Panch-Pran’ or the five resolutions, is moving forward today with a new self-confidence. The nation is working wholeheartedly to fulfil the new resolutions. My Mother India which was once a powerhouse of energy, but was buried underneath a pile of ashes, has been awakened once again by the efforts, consciousness and energy of 140 crore countrymen. Maa Bharti has been awakened and we have experienced in the last 9-10 years that this is the period in which a new trust, a new hope and a new attraction has emerged all over the world towards India, towards the potential of India, and the world can see a spark for itself in this beam of light that is emanating from India. A new trust is growing around the world.

We are fortunate that we have inherited certain things from our ancestors and even the present era has created certain other things. Today we have demography; we have democracy; we have diversity. This trinity of demography, democracy and diversity has the potential to fulfill every dream of India. Today, while the countries around the world are witnessing an age structure that is growing old, India is moving energetically towards its youthful age structure. It is a period of great pride because today India has the highest population under the age of 30. This is what we have in my country, the youth below the age of 30 years; my country has crores of hands, crores of brains, crores of dreams, crores of resolutions! So, my brothers and sisters, my family members, we can get the desired results.

Such incidents change the fate of the country. This power changes the destiny of the country. We are at the milestone between 1000 years of slavery and 1000 years of grand future that is about to come. We are at this crossroads and hence we cannot stop, nor shall we live in a dilemma anymore.

Taking pride in the heritage that was once lost, gaining back the lost prosperity, let us once again believe that whatever we do, whatever step we take, whatever decision we make, will determine our direction for the next 1000 years and will write the fate of India. Today I would like to tell the youth of my country, to the sons and daughters of my country, you are fortunate. People hardly get the kind of opportunity that our youngsters are getting now,and so we don’t want to lose it. I have utmost faith in our youth power. There is huge potential/capability in our youth power and our policies as well as our ways provide an enabling environment to strengthen it.

Today my youth have propelled India to a certain position in the world’s first three startup economy systems. The youth of the world are amazed to see this power of India. Today the world is technology driven and the coming era is going to be influenced by technology. This gives a platform to showcase the prowess of India’s talent in technology who is going to play a new key role.

Recently, I went to Bali for the G-20 Summit and there the premiers of the most prosperous and developed countries of the world showed immense curiosity and were so eager to learn about the nuances and the success of our Digital India.They were in awe of our talent when I shared that this wonder that India has achieved was not limited to the efforts made by youth of Delhi, Mumbai , Chennai but also by the youth of my Tier-2, Tier-3 cities. Today they are shaping the fate of my country. Today my youth from even small places, and I say this with great confidence today, that this new potential of the country is visible. That is why I say that our small cities can be smaller in size and population but the hope and aspirations, effort and impact they have demonstrated are second to none. They have novel ideas to develop apps, provide solutions and design technological devices. Just look how our sports world has evolved. The children who came out of the slums are showing might in the world of sports today. The youth of small villages, small towns, our sons and daughters are achieving wonders today in this arena.Now see, there are 100 schools in my country where children are making satellites and also aspiring to release them one day. Today thousands of tinkering labs are conceiving new scientists. Today, thousands of tinkering labs are inspiring millions of children to take up the path of science and technology.

I want to tell the youth of my country that today there is no dearth of opportunities, as many opportunities as you want, this country is capable of creating more opportunities. Sky’s the limit.

Today, from the ramparts of the Red Fort, I want to heartily congratulate the mothers, sisters and daughters of my country. Our country has reached a level today due to the special prowess and competence of my mothers and sisters. Today the country is on the path of progress, so I want to also congratulate my farmer brothers and sisters.Today I bow down to the laborers of my country, my laborers who are my dear family members and all the several crores who belong to these fraternities. Today, the country which is moving towards modernity, is seen with a power comparable to the world. This could not be possible without the huge contribution of the laborers of my country. Today is the opportune time to hail their tireless efforts from the ramparts of the Red Fort. I truly congratulate all of them.

I honor my family members, the 140 crore citizens of my country, these laborers, these street vendors and those who sell fruits and vegetables. Professionals play a significant role in moving my nation forward, in taking India to new heights of progress. Whether they are scientists, engineers, doctors, nurses, teachers, scholars, universities, gurukuls, everyone is contributing their utmost to brighten the future of Mother India.

National consciousness is the term that is liberating us from worries. And today, this national consciousness is proving that India’s greatest strength is trust. India’s greatest strength is trust, our trust in each individual, trust of each individual in government, trust of each one in a bright future for the nation, and the world’s faith in India as well. This trust is for our policies and practices. This trust is because of the determined steps with which we are moving forward, towards a brighter future for India.

Brothers and sisters,

My dear family members, it is certain that India’s capabilities and possibilities are set to traverse new heights of belief, and this new belief in abilities and new strengths should be nurtured. Today, the country has got the opportunity to host the G-20 summit. And the way various G-20 events and programs have been organized in every corner of India since the past year, they have showcased the abilities of common people to the world. These events have introduced the diversity of India. The world is observing India’s diversity with amazement, and as a result, the attraction towards India has also increased. There is a growing desire to know and understand India. Similarly, India’s export is growing rapidly.And I want to say that experts from around the world, based on all these criteria, are saying that India will not stop now. There is hardly any rating agency in the world which is not praising India.

The world has begun to think in a new way after the corona period. And I firmly believe that just as after the Second World War, the world formed a new world order, I can clearly see that a new world order, a new global order, a new geo-political equation is rapidly progressing after corona. All interpretations of the geo-political equation are changing, definitions are changing. My dear family members, you will take pride that the world is seeing the capabilities of my 140 crore fellow citizens in shaping the changing world. You are standing at a turning point.

And during the corona period, the world has seen our capabilities in the way India has propelled the country forward. When the world’s supply chains were disrupted, when there was pressure on big economies, even at that time, we had said that we have to see the development of the world. It should be human centric and humane; that is when we will be able to find the right solutions to the problems. And Covid has taught us or has forced us to realize that we cannot do the welfare of the world by leaving human sensibilities.

Today India is becoming the voice of the Global South. India’s prosperity and heritage are turning into opportunities for the world today. Friends, with India’s participation in the global economy and the global supply chain and with the place that India has earned for itself, I can say with full confidence that the current scenario in India today has brought a guarantee of stability in the world. There are no ‘ifs’ or ‘buts’ now in our minds, or in the minds of my 140 crore family members, or in the mind of the world. There is complete trust.

My dear countrymen,

Now the ball is in our court; we should not let the opportunity go; we should not miss the opportunity. I also congratulate my countrymen in India because my countrymen have the ability to understand the roots of the problems and therefore in 2014, after an experience of 30 years, my countrymen decided that in order to take the country forward, a stable and a strong government was needed; a government with full majority was needed. So, the countrymen formed a strong and stable government. And the country was freed from the three-decades of uncertainty, instability and political compulsions that were gripping the nation.

The country has such a government today which is devoting every moment of the time and every penny of the people’s money for the balanced development of the country; for Sarvajan Hitaya: Sarvajan Sukhaya. The pride of my government and my countrymen is connected to one thing, that our every decision, our every direction is linked to just one yardstick, that is, ‘Nation First’. And ‘Nation First’, is going to produce far-reaching and positive results. Work is being done on a large scale in the country. But I would like to say that in 2014 as well as in 2019 you formed a strong government, and that is why Modi got the courage to bring reforms. You formed such a government that instilled courage in Modi to bring reforms. And when Modi brought reforms one after the other, the people of my bureaucracy, my crores of hands and feet, who are working as part of the government in every corner of India, ‘performed to transform’ . They fulfilled the responsibility very well and when the public joined in, we could see the transformation very clearly. And that’s why this period of ‘reform, perform, transform’ is now shaping the future of India. And we are promoting those forces within the country, which are going to strengthen the foundation of the coming thousand years.

The world needs youth power, youth skills. We have created a separate ministry for skill development. It will not only fulfill the needs of India, but will also fulfill the needs of the world.

We created the Ministry of Jal Shakti. If one analyzes the composition of the ministry, then you will be able to understand the mind and brain of this government in a very good way. The Ministry of Jal Shakti is laying emphasis on ensuring pure drinking water to reach each and every citizen of our country. We are reiterating and focusing on development of sensitive systems to protect the environment. After our country braved Corona, the world is looking for holistic health care; this is the need of the hour. We created a separate Ministry of AYUSH and today Yoga and AYUSH are making waves in the world. Because of our commitment towards the world, the world is looking up to us. If we ourselves undermine this ability of ours, then how will the world acknowledge it? But when this ministry was formed, the world also understood its value. We are not ignoring the Fisheries and our big beaches. We are cognizant of ensuring welfare of our crores of fishermen brothers and sisters. They are in our heart and that is why we have created a separate ministry for fisheries, animal husbandry and dairy so that we can support those sections of the society and the class who have been left behind.

There are parts of the government economy in the country, but a large part of the society’s economy is the cooperative movement. Cooperative Ministry has also been created which is spreading its network through our cooperative institutions so that the poorest of the poor are heard, their needs are met and they too can contribute in an organized way towards the development of the nation by being a part of a small unit. We have adopted the path of prosperity through cooperation.

When we came in 2014, we were at number 10 in the global economy, and today the persistent efforts of 140 crore countrymen have finally paid off as we have reached the rank of number 5 in the world economy. And this has not happened just like that at a time when the nation was in the shackles of corruption had gripped the country, scams worth lakhs of crores were wreaking havoc on the economy, the country was being recognized in the governance and fragile file, we stopped leakages, created a strong economy; we tried to spend more and more money for the welfare of the poor. And today, I want to tell the countrymen that when the country is economically prosperous, it does not just fill the coffers; it builds the capability of the citizens and the nation. If there is a government that takes a pledge to spend this honestly for the welfare of its citizens, then, what outcomes could be achieved.

I am giving the account of 10 years to my countrymen from the ramparts of this Red Fort to which our tricolor stands a witness. The figures that you hear tell a compelling story of change, and you may wonder how this was achieved, how powerful is our capability to facilitate such a transformation. 10 years ago, 30 lakh crore rupees used to go to the states from the Government of India. In the last 9 years, this figure has reached 100 lakh crores. Earlier, 70 thousand crore rupees were spent from the treasury of the Government of India for the development of local bodies, today it is going to more than 3 lakh crores. Earlier, 90 thousand crore rupees were spent to build the houses of the poor; today it has increased 4 times and more than 4 lakh crores are being spent to build the houses of the poor.

First the poor should get cheap urea. The bags of urea that are sold for 3,000 rupees in some global markets, we provide to our farmers for 300 rupees, and hence the government is providing a subsidy of 10 lakh crore rupees on urea for our farmers. The Mudra Yojana, with a budget of over 20 lakh crore rupees, has provided opportunities for self-employment, businesses, and ventures for the youth of our country. About eight crore people have started new businesses, and it’s not just eight crore people who started their businesses; each entrepreneur has provided employment to one or two individuals. The capability to provide employment to 8-10 crore new individuals has been achieved through the Mudra Yojana availed by eight crore citizens.

During the Corona crisis, MSMEs were supported with nearly 3.5 lakh crore rupees, preventing them from sinking and providing them strength. Under the “One Rank One Pension” initiative, which was a tribute to our soldiers, 70,000 crore rupees from India’s treasury has reached them. The families of our retired soldiers have got this money. These are just a few examples and I don’t want to take more time. There are many more initiatives that have significantly contributed to the country’s development, generating employment in various corners of the nation as the budget has been increased manifold across categories as compared to before.

And my dear loved ones,

But that’s not all; the result of all these efforts is that in my first five-year term, 13.5 crore of my fellow poor brothers and sisters have broken free from the chains of poverty and entered the new middle class. There can be no greater satisfaction in life than this.

The various schemes from housing schemes, providing 50,000 crore rupees to street vendors through the PM SVANidhi scheme, and many more have aided these 13.5 crore people to rise above the hardships of poverty. In the days to come, we will launch a scheme on the occasion of VishwakarmaJayanti, benefiting individuals skilled in traditional craftsmanship, particularly from the OBC community. Weavers, goldsmiths, blacksmiths, laundry workers, barbers, and such families will be empowered through the Vishwakarma Yojana, which will begin with an allocation of around 13-15 thousand crore rupees. We have directly deposited 2.5 lakh crore rupees into the accounts of our farmers through the PM KisanSammanNidhi. We have spent 2 lakh crore rupees on the Jal Jeevan Mission, ensuring pure water to every household. We have eased the burden of the poor visiting hospitals during illness under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana. We have spent 70,000 crore rupees under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana ensuring they have access to medicine, treatment, and quality hospital care. The country is aware that we spent 40,000 crore rupees to provide free vaccines during the Corona crisis. But you will be happy to know that we invested nearly 15,000 crore rupees for vaccination of livestock to save them.

My dear citizens, my dear family members,

Jan Aushadhi Kendras have provided new strength to senior citizens and middle-class families in our nation. In a joint family, if someone has diabetes, it’s quite natural to get a medical bill of Rs 2000-3000. We provide medicines which cost Rs 100 in the market for just Rs.10, Rs.15, Rs.20 through Jan Aushadhi Kendras . And today, with 10,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras across the country, about Rs 20 crore have been saved by these people who needed medicines for these kinds of diseases. And these are mostly people who belong to middle-class families. But looking at its success today, I want to tell the countrymen that we are about to touch that section of the society with the Vishwakarma scheme. At the same time, we are also going to work on the target of 25,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras across the country in the coming days from the present 10,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras.

When poverty reduces in the country, the power of the middle-class section of the country increases manifold. And I assure you that in the coming five years, Modi guarantees that the country will be among the top three world economies; it certainly will be. Today the 13.5 crore people who have come out of poverty have in a way become the middle-class. When the purchasing power of the poor increases, the power of the middle class to carry out business grows too. When the purchasing power of the villages increases, the financial system of the town and city runs at a faster pace. And our economic cycle is interconnected. We want to move ahead by strengthening it.

The weaker sections who live in the cities face a lot of problems. Middle-class families are dreaming of buying their own houses. We are coming up with a new scheme in the coming years that will benefit those families that live in cities but are living in rented houses, or slums, or chawls and unauthorized colonies. If they want to build their own houses, we will assist them with a relief in interest rates and loans from banks that will help them save lakhs of rupees. If the income tax bracket for my middle-class families is raised from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 7 lakh, it benefits the salaried class, the middle class the most. Internet data was very expensive before 2014. Now we have the world’s cheapest internet data. Every family’s money is being saved.

My family members,

The world has not yet come out of the adverse impacts of Corona; the war has again created an additional problem. Today the world is facing the crisis of inflation . Inflation has gripped the economy of the whole world. We also import some goods from around the world. Unfortunately, we have to import at inflated prices. So, this whole world has been gripped by inflation.

But my dear family members,

India has tried its best to control inflation. Compared to the previous period, we have also had some success, but we cannot be complacent with that. We should not be complacent that our things are better than that of the world. I have to take more steps in this direction to minimize the burden of inflation on my countrymen. And we will continue to take that step. My efforts will continue.

Today the country is moving forward with various capabilities. The country is working to move towards modernity. Today the country is working in the area of renewable energy; today the country is working on green hydrogen; the country’s capability in the space sector is increasing.

So the country is moving ahead successfully in the deep sea mission as well. Rail is getting modernized in the country. Vande Bharat Bullet Train is also now successfully plying inside the country today. Concrete roads are being built in every village. Electric buses and metro rails are also being built in the country today. Today the internet is reaching the last mile in every village as we also aspire to go for quantum computers. On the one hand Nano Urea and Nano DAP are being worked upon while on the other side we are also emphasizing on organic farming. Today the Farmers Producers Association app is being built while we aspire to build semiconductors as well.

As we work towards building an accessible and inclusive India for our specially- abled citizens Divyangjan, we are also enabling my Divyangjan to proudly unfurl our tricolor flag of India in Paralympics. We are providing special training to these players. Today, leaving the old thinking, the old scope, India is moving forward with a view to achieve these futuristic goals. And I say, when the foundation stone is laid by our government, it gets inaugurated within our regime too. I feel blessed that I was the chosen one and it was in my destiny to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of so many projects.

Our work culture of aspirational mindset, thinking big, farsightedness, Sarvajan Hitaya: SarvajanSukhaya: Such has been our working style. And with this energy we work on how to achieve beyond and more than a resolution. We had resolved to make 75 thousand Amrit Sarovar in the Amrit Mahotsav of independence. At that time, we had resolved to make 75 Amrit Sarovar in every district. Around 50-55 thousand Amrit Sarovars were conceived. But today the work of construction of about 75 thousand Amrit Sarovar is going on. This in itself is a humongous task. This strength of manpower and water power is also going to be useful in safeguarding India’s environmental wealth. Providing electricity to 18 thousand villages, opening bank accounts for the masses, building toilets for daughters, all the targets will be accomplished with full force ahead of time.

And when India takes a decision, it achieves it. This is what our track record says. Accomplishing 200 crore vaccinations successfully was an eyeopener for the world. A 200 crore figure leaves them flabbergasted. My country’s Anganwadi workers, our Asha workers, and our health workers have made this possible. This is the strength of my country. We rolled out 5-G. My country is the fastest in the world to roll out 5-G. We have reached more than 700 districts. And now we are already preparing for 6-G also.

We have made a task force. In the renewable energy sector we have surpassed our set target. The target which we had set for renewable energy by 2030 was completed in 2021-22. We had talked about 20 percent blending in ethanol, that as well we have completed five years ahead of time. The same was true about exports of 500 billion dollars, which was accomplished ahead of time and was increased to more than 500 billion dollars.

We had a resolve to accomplish something which was being discussed in our country for 25 years, that our country needs a new parliament; now it is ready. There has never been a session of the Parliament like this that there should be a new Parliament. It is Modi who has made sure the new Parliament was ready ahead of time, my dear brothers and sisters. This is a government that works, a government that surpasses the set targets, this is a new India, this is an India full of self-confidence, this is an India that is working hard to make its resolutions a reality.

And so this India is unstoppable, this India is tireless, this India does not gasp and this India does not give up. And that’s why, my dear family members, with economic prowess our labor force has got new strength, our borders have become more secure than before and the soldiers are minding the borders.

On this auspicious occasion of Independence Day, I extend heartfelt congratulations to my soldiers who are safeguarding the borders of our nation and the uniformed forces responsible for our internal security as I move forward with the address. Our military must have a military tribunal, be empowered, remain youthful, battle-ready, and prepared for war, which is why continuous reforms are taking place within our armed forces.

We used to hear every day about bomb blasts happening here and there. Everywhere, there were signs cautioning people not to touch suspicious bags and announcements were made frequently. Today, the nation is experiencing a sense of security and when the nation is secured, peace is established that helps us realize new dreams of progress. The era of serial bomb blasts is now in the past and the innocent deaths as a result are now part of history. The country has witnessed a significant reduction in terrorist attacks. In Naxal-affected areas too, there has been a major transformation, creating a conducive environment for a major change.

In every aspect of progress, when we move forward with the dream of a developed India by 2047, it’s not just a dream but a resolve of 1.4 billion citizens. To fulfill that resolve, hard work is essential, but our national character is the most significant force. The countries that have progressed, the ones that have overcome challenges, all of them have had a crucial catalyst – their national character. We must further strengthen our national character and move forward. It is our collective responsibility that our nation, our national character, should be vigorous, dynamic, hardworking, valiant, and outstanding. For the coming 25 years, we should follow only one mantra which should be the pinnacle of our national character. We should move forward with the message of living the unity of India and refrain from any language or step which will cause any harm to the unity of India. Every moment, I will continue my efforts to ensure the unity of the country. India’s unity gives us strength.

Be it North or South, East or West, village or city, male or female – all of us contribute to the strength of our country with the spirit of unity and diversity. The second important aspect that I am observing is that if we want to see our country as a developed India by 2047, we must live by the mantra of ‘Shreshtha Bharat’ and characterize it. Now talking about our production, I had said in 2014, “Zero Defect, Zero Effect.” If there’s a “Made in India” product on any table in the world, the world should have confidence that there is nothing better than this. This will be ultimate. Be it our produce, our services, our words, our institutions, or our decision-making processes, everything will be supreme. Only then can we carry forward the essence of excellence.

The third point is that the additional power of women-led development will take the country towards further progress. Today, India can proudly say that if any country in the world has the highest number of women pilots in civil aviation, it’s our nation. Whether it’s the progress of Chandrayaan or the moon missions, many women scientists are at the forefront.

Today with the aim of creating a base of 2 crore Lakhpati Didis, we are working on women self-help groups. We, while promoting the potential of our women power, we are focusing on women-led development. When I put forward the matter of women-led development in the G-20, the whole G-20 group acknowledged its importance. And by acknowledging its importance, they are giving a lot of emphasis on it. Similarly, India is a country full of diversities. We have been a victim of imbalanced development. Some parts of our country have been victims of alienation. Now we must lay emphasis upon regional aspirations for balanced development and give due respect to that spirit regarding regional aspirations. If any part of our Mother India, or our body remains under-developed, then our body will not be considered fully developed. If any part of our body remains weak, then we will not be considered healthy. Similarly, if any part of my Mother India, or even a section of the society remains weak, then we cannot consider my Mother India as healthy and capable. And that’s why we need to address regional aspirations and that’s why we want to move forward in the direction of all-round development of the society, all-round development of every region and to ensure that every region gets an opportunity to reach its potential.

India is a mother of democracy; India is also a model of diversity. There are several languages, several dialects, various costumes, and diversity. We have to move forward on the basis of all.

When I talk about unity, and an incident happens in Manipur, the pain is felt in Maharashtra ; if floods grip Assam, Kerala becomes restless. If anything unpleasant happens in any part of India, we feel the pain akin to organ donation. It is our social responsibility to make sure that the daughters of my country are not oppressed. It is our familial responsibility as well as a responsibility of all of us as a country. When copies of Guru Granth Sahib are brought back from Afghanistan, the whole country feels proud. When in any country of the world, during the time of Covid, a Sikh brother of mine sets up langar, feeds the hungry, and the whole world applauds, then India feels proud.

Speaking of women’s respect, recently, I visited a country where a very senior minister asked me a question – “Do your daughters study science and engineering subjects?” I told him that today in my country more daughters than boys are taking up STEM i.e. Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. It was surprising for him to know that my daughters are taking maximum part in it. This capability of our country is visible today.

Today 10 crore women are involved in women self-help groups and if you go to a village with women self-help groups, you will find bank didis, Anganwadi didis with and didis who distribute medicines. And now my dream is to create a base of 2 crore lakhpati didis in the villages. And now we have new options for the same i.e. science and technology. I can see the potential of the women in our villages and that’s why I am thinking of a new scheme. That will provide training to the sisters of Women Self Help Group with the integration of technology in our agriculture sector thereby strengthening our agritech. We will give skill training to women and train them to operate as well as repair drones. The Government of India will provide drones to thousands of such Women Self Help Groups. We will initiate making drone services available for our agricultural work. To begin with, we will start building 15 thousand Women Self Help Groups which will give flight to the dream of enabling a robust drone training mission.

My beloved family members,

Today the country is advancing towards modernity. Be it Highway, Railway, Airway, I-Ways or Information Ways, Water Ways, there is no such area in which the country is not progressing today. In the last 9 years, we have given a lot of emphasis on development in the coastal areas, tribal areas as well as our hilly areas. We have given strength to these sections of the society by introducing schemes like Parvat Mala, Bharat Mala. We have ensured the work of mainstreaming our rich eastern India with gas pipelines. We have expanded the health infrastructure by sanctioning an increase in the number of hospitals. We have also announced an increase in the number of MBBS seats in medical colleges so that our children can fulfill their dream of serving the nation as doctors. We have laid emphasis on making education accessible to all by recommending imparting education in mother tongues. I sincerely appreciate the stance of the Supreme Court of India who will now be making it possible for the people who go to court to hear the judgment and receive the operative part in their respective mother tongues. The importance of mother tongue is growing in today’s times.

For those villages which are known as Border villages of our country today, we have introduced a program called Vibrant Border Village. The Border Villages of our country were considered as the last village of the country until now. We have transformed the entire thought process. It is not the last village of the country. Those visible on the border are the first village of my country. When the sun rises in the east, the village on this side receives the first ray of sunlight. When the sun sets, the village reaps the benefit of the last ray. This is my frontline village and I am happy that today my special guests in this program are 600 headmen who have come today to be a part of this important program at this historic Red Fort from these first villages, border villages. They have traveled so far for the first time and have joined with new resolve, prowess, vigor and determination.

We envisioned Aspirational District and Aspirational Block to reinstate balanced development and its positive results can be seen today. Today, with the normal parameters of the states, these Aspirational Districts, which were once far behind, have shown better performance. I am positive that in the coming days, our aspirational districts and our aspirational blocks will definitely move forward. As I was speaking about India’s character- first I mentioned India’s unity; secondly, I mentioned that India should focus on excellence, thirdly, I spoke about women development. And today, I want to reiterate one more thing, fourthly Regional aspiration and the fifth important thing is India’s national character and we are moving forward in that direction. Our national character should think about the betterment of the world. We have to make the country so strong that it can play its role for the welfare of the world. And after handling a global crisis like Corona, and the way we stood up as a country to help the world, the result is that our country has now taken the form of a friend of the world.

As an unwavering ally of the world, India has established its identity today. When we talk about global welfare, India’s fundamental idea is to carry that thought forward. I am pleased that on this occasion of August 15th, several esteemed representatives from the US Congress are present among us.

What is India’s perspective, and how do we advance the idea of global welfare? Now, when we think, what do we say? We have presented this vision to the world, and the world is joining us with this vision. We said “One Sun, One World, One Grid” in the field of renewable energy. This is a significant statement from us, and today the world is acknowledging it. After COVID, we told the world that our approach should be “One Earth, One Health”. Solutions to problems will arise only when humans, animals, and plants are equally addressed during times of illness.

We have put forth the concept of “One World, One Family, One Future” for the G20 summit and are working in that direction. As the world grapples with climate crises, we have shown the way and launched the LifeStyle for Environment – Mission LiFE initiative. We formed the International Solar Alliance in collaboration with the world and many countries are now part of the International Solar Alliance. We have emphasized the importance of biodiversity and advanced the establishment of the “Big Cat Alliance”.

For the damage caused to infrastructure due to global warming from natural disasters, there is a need for long-term arrangements. Therefore, we have introduced the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) as a solution. While the world is currently witnessing conflicts in the oceans, we have provided the world with the concept of the “Sagar Platform” which can guarantee global maritime peace. Emphasizing the need for traditional medical practices in mind, we have worked towards establishing a global-level center of the World Health Organization (WHO) in India. Through yoga and Ayurveda, we have worked for global well-being and health. Today, India is laying a strong foundation for global welfare. It is our collective responsibility to build upon this strong foundation.

We have many dreams, clear resolutions, and definite policies. There is no questioning the intention. However, we must accept some truths and work towards their solutions. Therefore, my dear family members, I have come to the Red Fort today to seek your help and blessings, because in recent years, I have understood the nation’s needs and assessed its necessities. Based on my experience, I am saying that we must now address these matters with seriousness. During the ‘Amrit Kaal’ of independence, when the nation celebrates 100 years of freedom in 2047, at that time, the Tricolour should be of a developed India in the world. We must not pause even for a moment, nor should we step back. For this, awareness, transparency, and impartiality are the necessary strengths. We have to provide as much nourishment to this strength as possible.

It should be our collective responsibility to ensure that we can provide it through institutions as a citizen and as a family. And that’s why if we look at the history of the last 75 years, there was no dearth in India’s potential. And why can’t this country, which was once called the ‘golden bird’, rise again with that same potential? Friends, my dear family members, I have an unwavering belief that in 2047, when the country celebrates 100 years of independence, my country will be a developed India. And I am saying this on the basis of the strength of my country, our available resources and particularly trusting the power of youth, of those under 30 years of age. Moreover, I am saying this on the basis of the strength of my mothers and sisters. However, there are certain obstacles in front of it because in the last 75 years certain bad elements have creeped into the society and have become a part of our social system so much so that sometimes we even turn a blind eye toward these. Now is not the time to shut your eyes.

If the dreams are to be fulfilled, the resolutions are to be achieved, then it is the need of the hour to fight the three evils by holding the bull by its horns. Corruption is at the root of all the problems of our country. Like a termite, it has completely eaten away all the systems of the country, and all the capabilities of the country. Freedom from corruption, fight against corruption in every area and in every sector is the need of the hour. And countrymen, my dear family members, this is Modi’s commitment; it is my personal commitment that I will continue to fight against corruption. Secondly, dynastic politics has destroyed our country. This dynastic system had gripped the country and snatched away the rights of the people of the country.

The third evil is appeasement. This appeasement has also stained the original thinking of the country, our harmonious national character. These people destroyed everything. And therefore, my dear countrymen, my dear family members, we must fight against these three evils with all our might. Corruption, nepotism and appeasement; these challenges have flourished which has suppressed the aspirations of the people of our country. These evils rob our country of whatever abilities some people have. These are the things that put a question mark on the hopes and aspirations of our people. Be it our poor, be it Dalit, be it backward, be it Pasmanda communities, be it our tribal brothers and sisters, or be it our mothers or sisters, we all have to get rid of these three evils for their rights. We must create an atmosphere of aversion towards corruption. Just as dirt creates aversion in our minds because we do not like dirt, there can be no bigger filth than this in public life.

And that’s why we must give a new twist to our cleanliness campaign and cleanse our system of corruption. The government is making a lot of efforts to get rid of corruption with the use of technology. You would be surprised to know what was achieved on the ground in the last 9 years in this country. If you listen to the alarming figures, you will realize that Modi takes such steps. I stopped the unfair advantage that nearly ten crore people used to take. Some of you might claim that severe injustice was done to these people; But no, who were these 10 crore people? Alarmingly, these 10 crore people were those who were not even born, and yet many falsely identified themselves as their widows and divyangs and reaped the benefits. Such women upon getting old often became disabled, and thus continued to take false benefits of government schemes. This is the pious task where we were able to stop 100 million such benami activities that had been going on since decades. The property of the corrupt that we have seized is 20 times more than before.

These people absconded after robbing your hard earned money. We confiscated 20 times more property, and hence people’s resentment towards me is very natural. But I have to intensify this fight against corruption. Due to our faulty government system, even if something happened in the eye of the camera, it used to get stuck afterwards. Compared to earlier times, we have now filed many more chargesheets in the court and getting bails is not easy. We are progressing by building such a firm system, because we are earnestly and honestly fighting against corruption.

Today, nepotism and appeasement have brought big misfortune to the country. Now how can this happen in democracy that a political party, and I am giving special emphasis on ‘political party’, has brought such a distortion in the democracy of my country. It can never strengthen India’s democracy. What is that disease: familial politics. And what is their mantra? Party of the family, by the family and for the family. Their life mantra is that their political party belongs to the family, through the family and for the family, Nepotism and partisanship are the enemies of our talent pool. These parties deny capabilities and refuse to accept their competence. And therefore, for the strengthening of the democracy of this country we must liberate ourselves from nepotism. Sarvajan Hitaya Sarvajan Sukhay! Everyone deserves to get their rights. Hence, it is very important to reinstate social justice as well. Appeasement has done the biggest harm to social justice. If someone has destroyed social justice, then this appeasement thinking, appeasement politics. Government schemes for appeasement have indeed killed social justice. And that’s why we realize appeasement and corruption are the biggest enemies of development. If the country wants development, the country aspires to fulfill the dream of 2047 of a developed India, then it is necessary for us that we refuse to tolerate corruption in the country under any circumstances. We should walk forward and onward with this mood.

We all have a very important responsibility. Forcing our next generation to live the way you have lived, is a crime. It is our responsibility to give a prosperous and a balanced nation to our future generation. We should aim to provide a country steeped in social justice, so that our future generations do not have to struggle for small things. It is the duty of all of us, the duty of every citizen, and this era – Amrit Kaal is Kartavya Kaal –an era of duty. We cannot lag behind in our responsibilities; we have to build the India that was dreamt by Mahatma Gandhi, the India that was the dream of our freedom fighters, the India that was the dream of our brave martyrs, our brave women, who sacrificed their lives for the motherland.

When I came in 2014, I came with a promise of change. In 2014. I made a promise to you that I will bring about change. And the 140 crore members of my family placed their trust in me, and I made every effort to fulfill that trust. The promise of Reform, Perform, Transform changed into belief because I had promised change. Through Reform, Perform, Transform, I have turned this promise into belief. I have worked tirelessly, I have worked for the country, I have worked with pride, and I have done it with the spirit of “Nation First.” Based on my performance, you blessed me once again in 2019 and the promise of change brought me here. The next five years will be the years of unprecedented development. The next five years are the golden moments to realize the dream of 2047. And next time, on the 15th of August, from this very Red Fort, I will present to you the achievements of the country, your capabilities, the progress made by you, the successes achieved with even greater self-confidence.

My dear loved ones,

I come from amongst you, within your midst and I live for you. If I have a dream, it is for you. If I sweat, it is for you. Not because you have entrusted me with this responsibility, but because you are my family. As a member of your family, I cannot bear witness to any of your sorrows, I cannot bear to see your dreams shattered. I am here to fulfill your resolutions, to stand by you as a companion, to serve you, to be connected with you, to live with you, and to fight for you. I am a person who has embarked on this journey with determination, and I believe that the struggles undertaken by our ancestors for independence and the dreams they had are with us today. The blessings of those who made sacrifices during the struggle for independence are with us. An opportunity has come for the 140 crore citizens of our country, and this opportunity has come with great potential and strength for us.

And therefore, my dear loved ones,

Today, as I converse with you in this ‘Amrit Kaal’, in the first year of the ‘Amrit Kaal’, I want to tell you with complete confidence –

As the wheel of time keeps turning,

The ever revolving cycle of the Amrit Kaal,

Everyone’s dreams are my own dreams,

Nurturing all the dreams, moving steadily, bravely marching, our youth in stride,

With the right principles, forging a new way, setting the right pace, a new path,

Embrace challenges with steadfast courage, elevate the name of the nation in the world.

My family members in every corner of India, my family members in every corner of the world, I once again extend my best wishes to all of you on the auspicious festival of Independence Day! And this Amrit kaal is the time of duty for all of us. This Amrit Kaal is the period for all of us to do something for Maa Bharati. During the war of independence, the generation that was born before 1947 got the opportunity to sacrifice their lives for the country. They did not leave any opportunity to die for the country. But we do not have the opportunity to die for the country. But there cannot be a greater opportunity than this for us to live for the country! We must live every moment for the country and with this resolution, we need to frame a new resolve for fulfilling the dreams of 140 crore countrymen in this ‘Amrit Kaal’. The resolution of 140 crore countrymen needs to be accomplished and when the tricolor will be hoisted in 2047, then the world will be praising a developed India. With this belief, with this determination, my best wishes to all of you. My heartiest congratulations!

Jai Hind, Jai Hind, Jai Hind!

Bharat Mata ki Jai, Bharat Mata ki Jai, Bharat Mata ki Jai!

Vande Mataram! Vande Mataram! Vande Mataram!

Thank you very much!

Independence Day
Narendra Modi

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India's G20 presidency a symbol of inclusion, says PM Modi | Full text

Delivering his opening remarks at the g20 leaders' summit, prime minister narendra modi said india's g20 presidency represented a symbol of inclusion and togetherness. read the full speech here..

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday gave his opening remarks at the G20 Leaders’ Summit at the Bharat Mandapam in Delhi and said India's G20 presidency had become a symbol of inclusion and togetherness within and outside the country. He called on world leaders to transform the global trust deficit into confidence in order to find new solutions to age-old challenges.

Here is the full text of PM Modi's remarks at the G20:

Your Highnesses, Excellencies, Namaskar!

Before starting the formal proceedings, on behalf of all of us, I would like to express my heartfelt condolences to the people affected by the earthquake that occurred in Morocco a moment ago. We pray that all the injured people get well soon. The entire world community is with Morocco in this difficult time, and we are ready to provide them with all possible assistance.

Your Highnesses, Excellencies,

As the President of the G20, India extends a warm welcome to all of you.

At the place where we are gathered today, just a few kilometres away from here, stands a pillar that is nearly two and a half thousand years old. Inscribed on this pillar in the Prakrit language are the words:

'àä¹àå‡àäµàä® àä²àå‹àä•àä¸àä¾ àä¹àä¿àääàä®àåàä–àå‡ àääàä¿, àä…àäå àä‡àäïàä® àäèàä¾àääàä¿àä¸àå àä¹àå‡àäµàä®'

‘The welfare and happiness of humanity should always be ensured.’ Two and a half thousand years ago, the land of India gave this message to the entire world.

Let us begin this G20 Summit by remembering this message.

The 21st century is a time that has the potential to give a new direction to the entire world. It's a time when years-old challenges demand new solutions from us. Therefore, we must move forward by fulfilling all our responsibilities with a human-centric approach.

After Covid-19, a huge crisis of lack of trust has come into the world. Conflict has deepened this trust deficit.

Just as we can overcome Covid, we can also overcome this crisis of mutual trust.

Today, as the President of the G20, India invites the entire world to come together and, first and foremost, transform this global trust deficit into global trust and confidence.

This is a time for all of us to walk together, and the mantra of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, and Sabka Prayas' can become a guiding light for all of us.

Whether it is a turbulent global economy, or the North-South divide, or the distance between East and West, Management of food, fuel and fertiliser, Or dealing with terrorism and cybersecurity, Or ensuring health, energy and water security,

We must move towards concrete solutions for these challenges, not just for the present but also for future generations.

India's G20 presidency has become a symbol of inclusion, both within the country and beyond, representing the spirit of 'Sabka Saath'.

It has become a 'People's G20’. Millions of Indians have engaged with it.

Over 200 meetings have been held in more than 60 cities across the country.

It was in the spirit of 'Sabka Saath' that India proposed permanent membership for the African Union in the G20. I believe that we all agree on this proposal.

With your consent, before we proceed with further proceedings, I invite the Chairperson of the African Union to take their place as a permanent member of the G20. Published By: Prateek Chakraborty Published On: Sep 9, 2023 ALSO READ | In ‘Bharat’ nameplate for PM’s seat at G20, a big statement amid renaming buzz ALSO READ | At G20, India proposes new text on Ukraine crisis, reports of ‘compromise’

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Who writes PM Modi's speeches? Find out here

The prime minister's office did not disclose any information regarding the money spent on preparing the pm's speeches.

Updated Mar 03, 2021, 3:55 PM IST

PM Modi's predecessor and former Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh was more reserved when it came to public oratory. Sanjaya Baru, Dr Singh's media advisor for over four years during UPA 1 told the media that he often wrote the speeches for Singh in that period.

India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru known for his memorable speeches used to spend a great amount of time writing his own speeches. It is also said that former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was also closely involved in writing his own speeches.

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PM Modi greets nation on 74th Republic Day: 'It's also special because...'

Republic day 2023: india is celebrating its 74th republic day today with great enthusiasm and grandeur..

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the nation on Thursday on the occasion of India’s 74th Republic Day . Modi said this time, the occasion is also special because the country is celebrating it during the " Amrit Mahotsav " of Independence.

Republic Day 2023: PM Modi greets nation on 74th Republic Day. (File)

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“Many wishes for Republic Day. This time this occasion is also special because we are celebrating it during the Amrit Mahotsav of Independence. We wish to move ahead unitedly to make the dreams of the great freedom fighters of the country come true. Happy Republic Day to all fellow Indians!," Modi tweeted.

Egyptian president Abdel Fattah Al Sisi is the chief guest for Republic Day this year, and a 120-member Egyptian contingent will also march during the celebrations on Kartavaya Path. This year's Republic Day celebration is themed around ‘Jan-Bhagidari (participation of people)'.

The Parade – a major highlight of the celebration – will begin at Kartavya Path in Delhi at 10am which would be a unique mix of India's military prowess and cultural diversity. As many as 23 tableaux – 17 from states and Union territories, and six from various ministries and departments, showcasing India’s rich tradition, cultural heritage, and spectacle of the nation’s progress and achievements, will be part of the grand parade.

The Indian armed forces will showcase its prowess through Horse Show, various dance performances, Motorcycle Display, Air Warrior Drill, Navy Band, and martial arts. The first-ever women riders will also be participating in the parade. 503 dancers, showcasing the theme of ‘Nari Shakti’, will put up a jubilant cultural show during the parade.

Read here: Republic Day 2023 parade: All you need to know

India will also witness the largest drone show with 3,500 indigenous UAVs featuring national figures and events through precise synchronisation depicting the technological prowess of the youth, over Raisina Hills.

The security in the national capital has been tightened ahead of the Republic Day celebrations. Police have stepped up anti-sabotage checks, verification drives, and patrolling. Around 6,000 security personnel would be deployed and heavy barricading is placed at intersections, checkpoints with sniffer dogs, and metal detectors, according to the news agency PTI.

According to the Delhi Police, around 65,000 people are expected to witness the parade on Kartavaya Path.

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Essay On Narendra Modi for Students and Children

500+ words essay on narendra modi.

Narendra Modi as a person has always been a great inspiration for the people of India. Furthermore, his ideologies and beliefs have recognition. Narendra Modi not only gained popularity in India but also in countries like the USA and Russia. That is one of the most powerful and leading countries in the entire world.

Narendra Modi’s optimistic nature and challenging capabilities have led to an impact on our nation. Moreover, his way of turning the crowd and expressing his thoughts is making him a remarkable politician.

Narendra Modi has may fan in the country as well as in other nations. This is because he travels in different countries throughout the year. To discuss India’s financial and friendly relations with other countries.

Life Story of Narendra Modi

Narendra Modi was born on 17th September 1950. The birthplace of Narendra Modi is Vadnagar, Mehsana district, Bombay State (present-day Gujarat). For your information, Narendra Modi’s full name is Narendra Damodardas Modi.

Moreover, his father’s name was Mool Chand Modi and his Mother is Hiraben. Narendra Modi always belonged to a middle-class family. His engagement with Jasoda Ben Chaman Lal took place at the age of 13. However, he got married at the age of 17.

Furthermore, Modi joined RSS( Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh). He worked in it for several years. Also during his service, he played important roles in serving the people. Narendra Nodi started working really hard from an early age. Moreover, he has also represented as a true Hindu, because of which he is a role model for many Hindus .

Narendra Modi joined B.J.P. ( Bharatiya Janta Party) in the year 1987. From this time his career in the political world started. After a year only his appointment took place as a general secretary in Gujarat. Through his hard work and diligence, he took the party to a milestone. Where the party got great recognition.

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Narendra Modi – The Prime Minister of India

In the 2014 General Elections Narendra Modi won by the vast majority. He became the 15th Prime minister of India. Modi became the first prime minister after many years to get the whole majority of votes. On the day of 26th May 2014, he swore the oath as a prime minister. From that day onwards various amendments in our constitution took place. Modi is a man of vision, he had a dream of digital India.

Because of which he started various campaigns to promote it. Furthermore, he wanted a corruption-free India and to imply this he took a major step. He ordered demonetization in the entire country.

Under it the current currency became invalid. In order to get the new currency, people have to exchange it from the old ones. This was only possible by depositing all the money in the respective bank accounts. This was a major event in the history of India.

Furthermore, various campaigns for the safety of women also were initiated. Campaigns like Anti- Romeo Squad were in action to catch the eve-teasers on the roads.

Also, a major amendment was made in the country, the punishments for a pedophile rapist was been declared as hang till death. These were the steps that made him an outstanding prime minister. Because of which he was again elected as a prime minister in the 2019 general elections.

Q1. When was Narendra Modi born?

A1 . Narendra Modi was born on 17th September 1950.

Q2. In which year Narendra Modi became the prime minister of India

A2. Narendra Modi took the oath as a prime minister of India on 26th May 2014.

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Prime Minister's Office should be people's PMO and not Modi's: PM Modi to PMO staff

Narendra modi took charge as the prime minister of india for the historic third time today. he received a warm welcome at the pmo (prime minister's office), south block, new delhi. pmo staffers greeted him with a round of applause as the pm entered the premises..

In his first address to the officials of PMO, after assuming office of the Prime Minister for the third time, PM Modi said, "When it comes to the Government, it is not just Modi alone, thousands of minds that are connected to him, thousands of brains that are working on this, thousands of arms that are working on this - as a result of this grand form, even the common man gets to meet its capabilities."

'I was not born for power'

The Prime Minister remarked that a decade ago, the perception in the country was that the PMO was a significant power center, adding that he was not born for power. "10 years ago the image in our country was that PMO is a power centre, a very big power centre and I was not born for power. I do not think of acquiring power. For me, it is neither my wish nor my path that PMO should become a power centre. The steps we have taken since 2014, we have tried to develop it as a catalytic agent. PMO should be people's PMO & it cannot be Modi's PMO," he said.

PM Modi said, "We are not those people for whom office starts at this time and ends at this time. We are not those people, we are not bound by time, we have no limits to our thinking, and we have no criteria for our efforts. Those who are beyond this are my team and the country trusts that team."

What is PM Modi's only goal?

Modi said his only goal is "nation first" and his only motivation "Viksit Bharat", adding that this was his expectation from them as well. "My every moment is for the country," Modi said, asserting that he has promised to work round the clock to achieve the goal of India becoming a developed country by 2047.

He further said that the 140 crore people of India are always on his mind and he considers them a form of God. In the last three months, Modi said in an apparent reference to the election campaign, he witnessed their strength, dedication and energy for a new resolve.

"That is why people have again given him the opportunity to serve the country," he added.

Earlier in the day, Modi took charge as the Prime Minister of India for the historic third time. He received a warm welcome at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in South Block, New Delhi. PMO staff greeted him with a round of applause as he entered the premises.

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NDA is committed to the principle of nation-first, and will work 24x7 to ensure respect for 'my mother India' and take our country to new heights, NDA's prime minister-designate Narendra Modi told the NDA parliamentary meeting at the central hall of the parliament.

Modi said that the overwhelming majority given by the people also showed that people have accepted the growth-oriented policies of the NDA government for the past 10 years.

Thanking the electorate for the majority, he said that NDA has laid a new foundation stone for different politics in south India. "After the assembly elections, new governments were formed in Karnataka and Telangana. But the electorate rejected them and voted NDA in majority," he said.

In Kerala, Modi said, the party has lost many workers to political killings. "Our success is built on th sacrfice of our countless workers. We lost many to political violence. Be it UDF or LDF, our workers faced persecution for their belief in a political ideology. We probably lost more workers in Kerala than in Jammu and Kashmir. Even when they saw no silver lining in the cloud, they worked tireless and now for the first time in history we have a representative from the state.

Modi on Friday said he would strive to ensure unanimity in all decisions of his next government and asserted that the NDA is an organic alliance committed to the principle of 'nation first'.

Modi also said the NDA government in the next 10 years will focus on good governance, development, quality of life and minimum interference in the lives of common citizens. He said mutual trust was at the core of this alliance and they were committed to the principle of 'sarv pantha sambhava' (religious equlity).

"If we look at it in terms of numbers in the history of coalitions, this is the strongest coalition government," Modi said, asserting the NDA knows it very well to digest victory. "We have never lost. Our conduct following June 4 shows that we know how to digest victory," the prime minister said, and attacked opposition parties.

"There were efforts to not acknowledge this very victory, to cast a 'shadow of defeat' on this victory. But all such efforts remained fruitless... Such things 'die very young', and it happened," Modi said at the meeting of the NDA Parliamentary Party.

"This is the most successful alliance in the history of our country. It has completed three successful terms and is now entering its fourth. The NDA is not a grouping of parties that have come together to get power, it is committed to the principle of 'nation first'," he added.

Modi said "INDI alliance" parties have already started saying they came together only for the Lok Sabha polls. Such an approach showed their character, hunger for power, he said. "For me the NDA stands for New India, Developed India, Aspirational India," he said.

"Our 10 years were just a trailer. We will work much harder and faster for the development of our country. People know that we will deliver," Modi said.

The prime minister said he had been missing parliamentary debates and hoped that the Opposition MPs also contribute to nation-building when they come to parliament.

Taking a dig at the Congress, he said the opposition party could not even touch the 100 seats mark, and that their total seats in the last three LS polls were fewer than the BJP's tally in this election alone. "We are glad to note that for the first time, one of our representatives has emerged victorious in Kerala. We have been having a brilliant performance in Arunachal Pradesh. In Sikkim also, we have almost registered a 'clean sweep'. In Andhra Pradesh, it is a historic victory. The way NDA's vote share has increased in Tamil Nadu clearly shows what is in the offing," Modi said.

"In the last 10 years, we worked to make the country touch new heights of success. A common thing that exists amongst all the leadership pillars of NDA is Good Governance," Modi said. "Whenever given the chance to serve, each and every leader of the NDA has ensured Good Governance across Bharat. The NDA has become synonymous with Good Governance," Modi said.

After the meeting, NDA leaders met President Droupadi Murmu and stake claim to form the next government. (With PTI inputs)

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BJP loses in Rajasthan’s Banswara, where PM Modi made hate speech against Muslims

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suffered a crushing defeat in Rajasthan’s Banswara, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to Muslims as 'infiltrators' and 'those who have more children'. The saffron party’s candidate, Mahendrajeetsingh Malviya, lost to Rajkumar Roat of the Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP), by a margin of 2,47,054 votes. This margin of victory is higher than what PM Modi could manage in his Varanasi seat, where he won by 1,52,513 votes.

BAP made its political debut in 2023 during the Rajasthan assembly elections. It split from Gujarat-based Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) in 2017. Roat is BAP’s MLA from Chaurasi, who was elected in 2023. The BJP candidate, Mahendrajeetsingh Malviya, was a Congress MLA from Bagidora seat. He resigned from the position of Congress MLA and joined the BJP to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Banswara. BAP won both the bypolls in Bagidora and the Lok Sabha elections in Banswara.

During a rally on April 21, PM Modi had alleged that the Congress manifesto says they will calculate the gold belonging to mothers and sisters, obtain information about it, and then distribute that property to 'infiltrators' and 'those who have more children', in a clear reference to Muslims. He also falsely claimed that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had said that Muslims have the first right to the country’s assets.

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Nearly 20,000 individuals, including various activists, had collectively penned two separate letters to the Election Commission, urging action against the PM for his comments describing them as disturbing and a direct offence to the sentiments of millions of Constitution-respecting Indian citizens. The Congress had also lodged a complaint with the ECI on April 22, accusing PM Modi of using religion and religious symbols to fuel animosity between communities.

Refusing to send a notice to PM Modi, the ECI four days later sought a reply from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda along with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on a BJP complaint and asked them to rein in their star campaigners.

Modi oath-taking ceremony highlights: Narendra Modi takes oath for third consecutive term as PM

President droupadi murmu administers the oath of office and secrecy to mr. modi; rajnath singh, nitin gadkari, amit shah, j.p. nadda, shivraj singh chouhan and h. d. kumaraswamy among 30 others to take oath as cabinet ministers; 36 mos, 5 mos (independent charge) also take oath.

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President Draupadi Murmu administers the oath of office to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the swearing-in ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Sunday. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy

P rime Minister-designate Narendra Modi took oath today 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. Click here for the full list of Ministers.

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Rewarding the BJP’s coalition partners, Mr. Modi has inducted several MPs from the NDA partners. Two MPs each from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the BJP in Andhra Pradesh, where the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won 21 out of 25 Lok Sabha seats, took oath. Several leaders, including TDP’s Ram Mohan Naidu, Pemmasani Chandrashekhar, JD(S)‘s H.D. Kumaraswamy, BJP’s Sarbananda Sonowal have been inducted into the Cabinet.

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The NDA won 286 seats in this election, and the BJP won 240 seats, falling short of the 272 majority mark. This is well below the 303 and 282 seats it had won in 2019 and 2014, respectively, to have a majority on its own. Meanwhile, leaders of seven countries from South Asia and the Indian Ocean region will attend the swearing-in ceremony

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Lead by the Prime Minister, the new Council of Ministers includes 30 other Cabinet Ministers, five Ministers of State with Independent Charge and 36 Ministers of State. 11 NDA ally Ministers were among those who were sworn-in on June 9.

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Savitri Thakur, BJP MP from Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar (ST), takes oath as a Minister of State in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third government.

A tribal leader, Ms. Thakur first won from Dhar in 2014 but was not fielded in 2019. This time, she won from the constituency by over 2 lakh votes.

After Mr. Uikey, Ms. Thakur is the second tribal leader from Madhya Pradesh who has been inducted in the new government at the Centre.

Durgadas Uikey, BJP MP from Madhya Pradesh’s Betul (ST) Lok Sabha seat, takes oath as a Minister of State in the third NDA government.

A prominent tribal leader of the region, Mr. Uikey will be a first time Minister in the Central Government.

He won from Betul for the second consecutive time by a margin of more than 3.75 lakh votes.

Telangana MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Bansgaon MP Kamlesh Paswan and Ajmer MP Bhagirath Choudhary have been sworn in as Union Ministers of State.

Ravneet Singh who lost the Lok Sabha polls from Ludhiana, and Rajya Sabha members Satish Dubey and Sanjay Seth also took oath as Union Ministers of State.

Political veterans and debutants, business leaders and showbiz stars - more than 8,000 people packed into the Rashtrapati Bhavan forecourt.

Ujiarpur MP Nityananad Rai, Apna Dal (S) leader Anupriya Patel, Tumakuru MP V. Somanna were sworn in as Union Ministers of State. TDP leader Pemmasani Chandrasekhar, Agra MP SP Singh Baghel and Bangalore North MP Shobha Karandlaje became the Union Ministers of State, while Gonda MP Kirti Vardhan Singh, Rajya Sabha member B.L. Verma and Bangaon MP Shantanu Thakur the Union Ministers of State.

Thrissur MP Suresh Gopi, Rajya Sabha member L. Murugan and Almora MP Ajay Tamta were sworn in as Union Ministers of State. - PTI

TDP MP Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani with an asset of ₹5700 crore has become the richest minister to join the council of ministers in the 18th Lok Sabha.

Among the ministers with Cabinet rank, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia has the highest asset at ₹484 crore. He has the sixth highest assets among the winning Lok Sabha MPs.

Mr. Pemmasani and Mr. Scindia were the only two to be sworn in as ministers among the top 10 richest winners in the Lok Sabha polls.

Though the BJP this time could not get a majority on its own in the recent Lok Sabha polls, the party-led alliance secured 293 seats out of 543. The majority mark in the lower house is 272. - PTI

Gujarat BJP president Chandrakant Raghunath Paatil, who steered the party to a record win in the state Assembly polls in 2022 and has earned plaudits for his stellar victory margins in Lok Sabha polls, was inducted into the Narendra Modi government, as Union Cabinet Minister.

While Rao Inderjit Singh became the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Shiv Sena leader Prataprao Jadhav took oath as Union Minister of State (Independent Charge).

RLD leader Jayant Chaudhary became the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge).

Pilibhit MP Jitin Prasada, North Goa MP Shripad Yesso Naik and Maharajganj MP Pankaj Chaudhary will be Union Ministers of State.

Faridabad MP Krishan Pal, RPI(A) leader Ramdas Athawale, JD(U) leader Ramnath Thakur took oath as Ministers of State. - PTI

Nityanand Rai on Sunday took oath as MoS with independent charge. Following Mr. Rai, Anupriya Patel also took oath as a Minister of State.

JD(U) leader and son of former Bihar CM Karpuri Thakur, Ramnath Thakur on Sunday took oath as MoS (independent charge).

Mr. Thakur is the son of the late Chief Minister of Bihar and Bharat Ratna Karpuri Thakur. Earlier in January this year, The Hindu had reported about how political parties in Bihar were vying to clinch themselves as the successor of the state’s socialist icon. While incumbent Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pointed to his party promoting his son Ramnath Thakur into the party ranks, the RJD celebrated the birth centenary with party chief Lalu Prasad Yadav reminiscing the older days with the late Chief Minister. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had stated back then that Karpoori Thakur’s vision of social justice inspired their governance model.

Ramdas Athawale on Sunday took oath as Minister of State (independent charge) in the newly inducted Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Rao Inderjit Singh, BJP MP from Gurugram, took oath as MoS (independent charge) in the newly inducted Union Cabinet. Following Mr Singh, Jitendra Singh and Arjun Ram Meghwal also took oath as MoS.

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) leader Chirag Paswan took oath of office and secrecy after being inducted in the new Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The two-time MP of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) from Hajipur has been inducted into the NDA 3.0 cabinet. His party won all the five seats it contested, namely, Jamui, Khagaria, Samastipur, Vaishali and Hajipur. Before joining the NDA fold formally in July last year, the self-proclaimed ‘Hanuman’ of Prime Minister Modi stressed that that his party has always supported the issues presented by the BJP and endeavours to continue doing it.

G. Kishan Reddy, BJP MP from Secunderabad, took oath as a Minister in the new Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday.

Kiren Rijiju on Sunday took oath as a Minister in the new Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Following Mr. Rijiju, Hardeep Singh Puri and Mansukh Mandaviya also took the oath of office and secrecy.

Bhupendra Yadav, BJP MP from Alwar, took oath as a Cabinet Minister on Sunday.

Following Mr. Yadav, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat took oath of office and secrecy. Mr. Shekhawat was the Union Cabinet Minister in Ministry of Jal Shakti in the outgoing Lok Sabha.

Jyotiraditya Scindia took oath as a Cabinet Minister on Sunday.

The Minister for Civil Aviation in the now-erstwhile government, Mr. Scindia successfully competed in his first election since switching allegiance to the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) in 2020. He defeated his nearest rival by more than 5.4 lakh votes to regain his family bastion of Guna. During his time at the Congress, Mr. Scindia was elected as a representative in the lower house four times.

Other than Civil Aviation, the incoming Guna MP was accorded the Minister of Steels in July 2022.

Prahlad Joshi on Sunday took oath as a Minister in the new Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Giriraj Singh, BJP MP from Begusarai, also took oath as a Minister on Sunday.

Following Mr. Singh, BJP leader Ashwini Vaishnaw took oath as a Minister in the new Union Cabinet.

Madhya Pradesh BJP leader Virendra Kumar took oath as a Minister on Sunday. He served as the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment in the 17th Lok Sabha.

TDP MP Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu also took oath as a Minister in the new Union Cabinet headed by PM Modi.

Mr. Naidu became the youngest ever member of the Central Cabinet after taking oath on Sunday.

BJP leader and former Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal took oath as a Minister in the new Union Cabinet headed by PM Narendra Modi.

Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways in the outgoing Lok Sabha and the MP-elect from Dibrugarh is set to continue his stay at the House of the People and the ministerial council. The former Chief Minister of Assam contested a Lok Sabha election for the first time in 2004 as an Asom Gana Parishad candidate. Mr. Sonowal had defeated former Union Minister Paban Singh Ghatowar in Dibrugarh itself. He joined the BJP in 2011 and got re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 2014 from Lakhimpur. Having forayed as a student leader in 1992, Mr. Sonowal would go on to hold the top administrative post in the state between 2016 and 2021 before returning to Delhi.

BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan, and former Bihar CM and HAM chief Jitan Ram Manjhi took oath as Ministers in the new Union Cabinet headed by Narendra Modi.

After Mr. Manjhi, JD(U) leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh (alias Lalan Singh) took oath as a Minister.

Piyush Goyal took oath as a Minister in the new Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

A chartered accountant and a management professional in terms of expertise, Mr. Goyal is set to extend his stay into the NDA 3.0 Cabinet. At varied stages since the NDA returned to power with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the helm of affairs, Mr. Goyal has managed several portfolios. These include Railways, Finance, Corporate Affairs, Commerce, Textiles, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution. The erstwhile member of the Upper House won from the North Mumbai constituency by a margin of approx. 3.6 lakh votes. Mr. Goyal is the son of late Vedprakash Goyal, Rajya Sabha member who served as the Cabinet Minister for shipping in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government other than officiating as the national treasurer of the party.

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy took oath as a Minister on Sunday. He was the third former CM, after Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Manohar Lal Khattar, to take oath on Sunday.

Former Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar took oath as Minister in the new Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Foreign Minister in the 17th Lok Sabha, S. Jaishankar on Sunday took oath as a Minister in the new Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Modi.

The second-generation diplomat served as the foreign secretary, between Jan 2015 to 2018, before his plunge into politics. Mr. Jaishankar was appointed the Minister of External Affairs in May 2019. Prior to this, he has served as the Ambassador of India to the U.S., Singapore and China other than being the High Commissioner of India to Singapore at varied periods of his diplomatic career. In his first tenure as the Foreign Affairs Minister, the former diplomat was at the helm of affairs for facilitating the evacuation of Indian citizens from conflict-ridden regions as Ukraine, Sudan, Afghanistan and recently in Israel.

Finance Minister in the outgoing Lok Sabha, Nirmala Sitharaman took oath as a Minister in the new Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The incumbent Finance Minister is the member of the Upper House from Karnataka. Before becoming the Finance Minister during the second term of the Modi Government May 2019 onwards, Ms. Sitharaman also served as the Defence Minister between September 2017 and May 2019. She had also assumed the position of Minister of State for Finance, Corporate Affairs as well as Commerce and Industry during varied periods of the NDA’s stay in power since May 2014. She was first elected to the Upper House in 2014, then in 2016 and accorded the third term in July 2022.

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan took oath as Minister on Sunday.

The longest serving Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh is preparing for his sixth tenure in Delhi after about two decades. The Gold-medallist master’s in philosophy served as the Chief Minister of the central India state for nearly 18 years — the longest in Madhya Pradesh. The change of guard after the successful Assembly election last year led to three-time MLA Mohan Lal Yadav succeeding him to the top administrative office in Bhopal. Being among the star campaigners for the BJP, he was among the prominent people to have led the party to a total sweep in the state during the now-concluded general elections. He himself won from the Vidisha Lok Sabha constituency by a margin of approximately 8.2 lakh votes.

BJP president J.P. Nadda on Sunday took oath as Minister in the new Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Modi.

Union Home Minister in 17th Lok Sabha Amit Shah and the Defence Minister in the outgoing Lok Sabha, Rajnath Singh, took oath following the Prime Minister/

Prime Minister Narendra Modi scripted history on Sunday as he took the oath of office for a third straight term, becoming the first non-Congress leader and second after Jawaharlal Nehru to achieve the feat that few thought possible for a BJP leader until he shook up national politics in 2014.

All seven invitees from neighbouring countries arrive ahead of the swearing-in ceremony. Bhutan PM TsheringTobgay, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, Maldives President Mohammad Muizzu, Mauritius PM Pravind Jugnauth, Nepal PM P.K. Dahal Prachanda, Seychelles Vice President Ahmed Afif, and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived for oath-taking ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

In 2014, eight SAARC leaders were invited, in 2019 six BIMSTEC members alongside Mauritius and Kyrgyzstan had attended the swearing-in ceremony.

“I am a party worker first. The people of Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh have elected me to the Lok Sabha for the fifth consecutive time. Being elected to the Lok Sabha for the fifth time is itself a great honour,” Outgoing Union Minister Anurag Thakur told reporters here when asked if he would be getting some key responsibility in Himachal Pradesh as he is not being inducted into PM-elect Narenrda Modi’s new Council of Ministers.

Mr. Thakur said that “the BJP has given me the opportunity to contest the Lok Sabha polls five times. There cannot be a bigger opportunity than this for me”.

“I worked as a party worker in the past and would continue to work as a party worker in the future. Our entire effort is to take India on the path of progress. All of us will walk together because India is important, the Modi government is important and the country’s progress is important,” he said.

It is an NDA government that is taking oath this time and not a “Modi government”, RJD leader Manoj Jha said on Sunday and expressed hope that the ruling dispensation will work on issues such as providing employment.

Mr. Jha also said the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) will not attend the swearing-in ceremony and the INDIA coalition will be represented by Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha.

“The NDA government is taking oath today ... After a long time, it is not the Modi government anymore, it is the NDA government,” Mr. Jha told PTI Videos.

“We hope it will create less polarisation in society this time, the lives of the weaker sections are improved and the government is free of crony capitalism. The biggest requirement of youngsters today is employment, so employment is a big issue, he should work on it,” the RJD leader added.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party wanted a cabinet berth in the Narendra Modi government and declined an offer from the BJP of Minister of State (MoS) with independent charge.

“We had offered one berth of minister with independent charge to the NCP but it was insistent that (Rajya Sabha MP) Praful Patel’s name be finalised. Due to his (Patel’s) experience, the NCP believed he could not be made MoS with independent charge,” he said.

“In a coalition government, a formula has to be drawn, which cannot be broken for one party. I can confidently say whenever cabinet expansion takes place, the (Union) government will consider the NCP. We did try to include NCP right now, but they insisted on cabinet portfolio,” the senior BJP leader asserted.

BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu on Sunday said that he is “very happy” to have been chosen to be inducted into Narendra Modi’s Council of Ministers.

“It is a very big thing for me that they (NDA) have chosen me in their cabinet even after losing the elections. Punjab has been given priority this time...I will prepare the ground for BJP to win the Assembly elections in 2027,” Mr. Bittu said.

The BJP leader and three-time former Congress MP was present at a tea meeting hosted at the 7 Lok Kalyan Marg residence of the Prime Minister earlier today.

“...Just two years ago, the people of Punjab rejected Congress, everyone knows about the work being done by the Aam Aadmi Party. So, people have only one option which is BJP...I would like to become the Chief Minister of Punjab if given a chance...,” Mr. Bittu said.

Will India’s new Finance Minister support the global effort for a “billionaire tax” and will the Prime Minister stand with the common people or billionaires, the Congress asked on Sunday, ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of a new government.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took a swipe at the BJP-led government and asked if it has taken “too many tempos of black money” to take such a progressive step.

“This year, the one-third Pradhan Mantri has a chance to show whether it stands with the common people, or with billionaires. At the G20 in Brazil, a proposal to set a Global Minimum Tax on billionaires will be discussed, backed by finance ministers of Brazil, France, Spain, South Africa, and Germany,” the Congress general secretary said in a post on X.

“Will India’s next finance minister support the global effort for a ‘billionaire tax’? Or have they taken too many tempos of black money to take any such progressive step?” he asked.

Narendra Modi will be a “weak Prime Minister” in his third term as the BJP did not get the majority on its own in the Lok Sabha elections, Congress leader Alka Lamba said.

“A weak Prime Minister is taking oath, this PM does not have the majority. The autocrat is falling weak. He was asking for 400 seats to change the Constitution. He did not even get the majority,” Ms. Lamba, who was in Srinagar to interact with the Mahila Congress leaders and workers, told PTI Videos .

She claimed the Opposition achieved a “victory” in saving democracy in the country. “He (Mr. Modi) won’t be able to crush democracy. He won’t be able to deny the rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and the country. This is our victory,” Ms. Lamba added.

Top leaders from India’s neighbourhood and the Indian Ocean region, including Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, arrived in Delhi on June 9 to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi and the Union Council of Ministers.

Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth and his Bhutanese counterpart Tshering Tobgay also reached Delhi for the ceremony where Mr. Modi will take the oath for the third straight term along with his ministerial colleagues. Bangladesh President Sheikh Hasina and Vice-President of Seychelles Ahmed Afif arrived in Delhi on June 8. Among the foreign leaders, Mr. Muizzu’s visit has assumed greater significance as it came against the backdrop of the ties between India and the Maldives witnessing significant strain.

A jeweller named Rinku Chauhan crafted a 3-kg silver lotus, the election symbol of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which will be gifted to Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi on assuming office for the third term, in Jammu on June 9, 2024.

A jeweller from Jammu affiliated with BJP has crafted a 3-kg lotus flower — the symbol of the party — in pure silver as a gift for Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi on assuming office for the third term on June 9.

Rinku Chauhan, a resident of Muthi village on the outskirts of Jammu, said the idea to present the unique gift to Mr. Modi came to his mind after the BJP Government fulfilled its promise of revoking Article 370 that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019 and constructed Ram temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya.

A war of words between the TMC and the BJP broke out, hours before Narendra Modi will be sworn in as the Prime Minister for the third term.

While Kolkata mayor and TMC leader Firhad Hakim predicted that the NDA coalition government would not last long, BJP leader Arjun Singh suggested that Mr. Hakim should be more concerned about his political future.

Mr. Singh, who was defeated by the TMC in West Bengal’s Barrackpore constituency, confirmed that he had received an invitation to attend Mr. Modi’s swearing-in ceremony on Sunday.

Echoing party supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s stance, Mr. Hakim told reporters that the NDA Government would be short-lived and labelled the swearing-in as “temporary.”

About 50 people from the transgender community have been invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi and the new Cabinet of Ministers to give them blessings.

Before the ceremony, BJP MP and former Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Virendra Kumar felicitated the community members at his residence.

“This is a part of Prime Minister Modi’s call of ‘ sabka saath sabka vishwas and sabha prayas ’. Including people from transgenders in the ceremony is to enhance the inclusivity message of the PM,” Mr. Kumar told media.

This is the first time that people from the transgender community are formally invited for the swearing-in ceremony, he said.

Senior BJP leader and Former Karnataka Minister V. Somanna said he will honestly work towards fulfilling the expectations of the party leadership on him as the Minister in the Narendra Modi cabinet, which will be sworn in this evening.

He said he has no expectations regarding the portfolio and will serve in the department assigned to him by the Prime Minister with an aim to ensure that the government’s benefits reach the people.

In a scathing attack on the Congress, Janata Dal (Secular) chief H.D. Deve Gowda slammed the Opposition party for its “arrogance and negativity” while extending his party’s full support to the new NDA Government led by Narendra Modi.

Mr. Gowda’s remarks came as he thanked PM Modi for offering a Cabinet position to the JD(S), assuring that his party’s Minister will serve the coalition with “total commitment”. His son and former Karnataka CM H.D. Kumaraswamy will make a debut in national politics and take oath as part of Mr. Modi’s new Council of Ministers.

Two-time Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar who won the 2024 general elections from Karnal constituency and is among the probable Ministers in Narendra Modi’s new government said that the latter has asked all those who attended a customary high tea meeting hosted by him today to stay back in the national capital for the next 24 hours. Mr. Khattar was among those present at a high tea ceremony organised at the Prime Minister’s 7 Lok Kalyan Marg residence ahead of the oath-taking ceremony this evening.

The former Haryana CM said, “It has become a tradition of Narendra Modi that he calls people to his residence for a tea meeting. He only calls those whom he wants to induct into his cabinet. Some formalities were to be done, which I have completed. He has asked us to stay in Delhi for the next 24 hours. Other than me, Rao Inderjit Singh and Krishan Pal Gurjar from Haryana were also present in the meeting...”

Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi took a dig at Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi over his third time swearing in as PM. Sonia Gandhi said Mr. Modi lost the mandate he sought and criticised him for not taking “responsibility for failure.”

“The Prime Minister who sought the mandate solely in his name to the exclusion of both his party and its allies has suffered a political and worse, a moral defeat. In reality, he has lost the mandate he sought and thereby lost the right to leadership as well,” Sonia Gandhi said while addressing the extended CWC meeting.

“Yet, far from taking responsibility for failure, he intends to get himself sworn in again. We do not expect him to change the substance and style of his governance, nor take cognizance of the will of the people,” she added.

Trinamool Congress leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay said Narendra Modi might be taking oath as Prime Minister for a third term, but he does not have a mandate like Jawaharlal Nehru, the only other PM to have three consecutive terms, had.

Mr. Bandyopadhyay, who was on re-elected as the leader of the TMC in Lok Sabha, also said the Opposition will play a positive role in the functioning of Parliament. “People have given some opinion in his (PM Modi) favour... But it is not like Nehru ji (who) had the verdict behind him,” he said.

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Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar met party workers at his residence in Delhi on June 9. The Janata Dal (United) is set to join the BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre and party workers greeted Nitish Kumar ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the Union Council of Ministers. JD(U) won 12 Lok Sabha seats from Bihar and is a crucial member of the NDA.

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Amid reports that BJP national general secretary Bandi Sanjay Kumar is likely to be inducted in the Union Council of Ministers, his family expressed happiness and thanked the BJP party’s leaders and cadres. Speaking to reporters at Mr. Kumar’s Karimnagar residence, his wife Aparna said this would be the best moment in their life.

“We are all very happy and thank everyone. We thank BJP party leaders and workers. It is due to everyone’s hard work and prayers that we are here. It is due to (Goddess) Mata Rani’s blessings we are seeing this day. We are very blessed to have this day. I think this is the best moment we have in our life,” she said.

Ahead of the oath-taking ceremony of Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi and his Council of Ministers, the lone BJP MP from Kerala, Suresh Gopi, left for New Delhi with his family. Reacting to queries from reporters while rushing to the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, Mr. Gopi said that Mr. Modi has asked him to reach the national capital immediately.

The actor-cum-politician, who achieved a historic win for the BJP in Kerala by taking the Thrissur Lok Sabha seat, said he presently has no clue about what role he will be given in the new NDA Government. That decision has been taken by the PM, he said. “I am obeying my Prime Minister and my Home Minister — my national leaders.” The actor also said that “celebrations have to go on”.

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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will likely attend the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on behalf of the Opposition. He will be attending it as the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha.

An invite was sent to Mr. Kharge and Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi for the ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

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Gajendra Singh Shekhawat will join the Union Council of Ministers today evening along with PM-designate Narendra Modi. Mr. Shekhawat won from Jodhpur Lok Sabha seat in the 2024 general elections by 1,15,677 votes.

Mr. Shekhawat told PTI reporters that he will work as part of a team under Mr. Modi and fulfil all the promises and live up to the country’s expectations and aspirations.

Mr. Shekhawat, who served as Union Jal Shakti Minister and Union Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, thanked Mr. Modi for giving him a chance for the third time.

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) will not attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony, said Sudip Bandyopadhyay, the party’s leader in the Lok Sabha. “BJP leader Prahlad Joshi had called and invited us to attend the swearing-in ceremony, but our party has decided not to participate,” Mr. Bandyopadhyay said.

Earlier, TMC chief Mamata Banerjee had announced that the party would not attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new government. “Neither have we received an invitation nor are we attending it,” she had said.

Santanu Thakur, one of the 12 BJP MPs from Bengal, is likely to get a ministerial berth, sources said. Mr. Thakur, the former Minister of State for Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, neither confirmed nor denied receiving an invitation to the tea event. During a closed-door meeting with MPs, Ms. Banerjee expressed her belief that the NDA government would not complete its full term.

JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has allowed him to serve as a Minister in the new Cabinet that will be sworn in this evening, and credited the people of “ Kannada Naadu ” for it. While maintaining that he has not placed a demand for any portfolio, the former Chief Minister reiterated his desire to be the Agriculture Minister.

“Under Narendra Modi’s leadership, a decision has been made, after discussion with BJP national President (J.P. Nadda), Home Minister (Amit Shah) and Defence Minister (Rajnath Singh). They have identified me and given me an opportunity. The entire credit for this has to go to people of Kannada Naadu in my opinion,” Mr. Kumaraswamy said.

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav took a dig at the Narendra Modi-led NDA ahead of the swearing in ceremony, saying the new government will be stuck in limbo.

In a post on X, Mr. Yadav said “ Upar se koi taar nahi, neeche koi aadhar nahi. Adhar me jo latki hui wo to koi ‘sarkar’ nahi ” which essentially means that the new government’s fate is hanging in balance.

The SP had contested the Lok Sabha polls as INDIA bloc ally and has won 37 out of 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh.

BJP leaders Manohar Lal Khattar, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Bandi Sanjay Kumar and Ravneet Singh Bittu may be among the new faces in the Union Council of Ministers which will be sworn in on today evening along with Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi.

Senior party leaders like Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Nirmala Sitharaman and Mansukh Mandaviya are being seen as a certainty in the new government, PTI sources said.

Shiv Sena’s Prataprao Jadhav, BJP’s C.R. Paatil, who is president of its Gujarat unit, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Rao Inderjit Singh, Nityanand Rai, Bhagirath Choudhary and Harsh Malhotra may also be inducted as Ministers, PTI sources said. Most of the leaders mentioned met Mr. Modi over tea, a custom he has followed before the Cabinet formation exercise since 2014.

BJP MPs Jitin Prasada from Uttar Pradesh and Raksha Khadse from Maharashtra are also tipped to be part of the new government. Khadse confirmed to the media that she has received a call to be part of the government. A source told news agency PTI Ms. Sitharaman, the outgoing Finance Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal and Kiren Rijiju, both outgoing Ministers as well, will also be taking oath.

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Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth and his Bhutanese counterpart Tshering Tobgay arrived in Delhi to attend Mr. Modi’s swearing-in ceremony.

Bangladesh President Sheikh Hasina and Vice-President of Seychelles Ahmed Afif arrived in Delhi on Saturday.

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe are also attending the ceremony.

“The visit of the leaders to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his third consecutive term is in keeping with the highest priority accorded by India to its ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy and ‘SAGAR’ vision,” the Ministry of External Affairs said.

India has been cooperating with the countries of the Indian Ocean region under the broader policy framework of SAGAR or Security and Growth for all in the Region.

In addition to participating in the swearing-in ceremony, the foreign leaders will also attend a banquet hosted by President Droupadi Murmu. Mr. Modi is likely to hold separate bilateral meetings with the leaders.

Security has been beefed up in parts of New Delhi ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony.

A multi-layer security arrangement involving five companies of paramilitary personnel, NSG commandoes and snipers ar deployed around the Rashtrapati Bhawan. “More than 2,500 police personnel, including five companies of paramilitary and Delhi Armed Police (DAP) jawans, have already been deployed around the venue,” a Delhi Police officer said.

“We have restricted traffic movement, diversions of traffic, installing of barricadings. No one will be allowed to breach law and order situation,” the officer said.

Read the report here.

Telangana BJP MP Bandi Sanjay to be inducted into the Union Council of Ministers.

- The Hindu Bureau

Telugu Desam Party (TDP)‘s MP-elect Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu will be the youngest-ever Union Minister in Mr. Modi’s new Cabinet.

The 36-year-old won for a third consecutive time from Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam constituency in the Lok Sabha elections. He is set to continue the legacy of his father, senior TDP leader and Yerran Naidu who became a Union Minister in 1996 at the age of 39. He served in the cabinets of Deve Gowda and I.K. Gujaral in the United Front Government from 1996-1998.

Mr. Naidu contested and won as the Lok Sabha MP from Srikakulam in 2014 at the age of 26, making waves as the second youngest MP in the 16th Lok Sabha. He was the TDP’s floor leader in the outgoing Lok Sabha.

He was honoured with the Sansad Ratna Award in 2020 for his extraordinary performance as an MP. His decision to take paternity leave during the 2021 budget sessions for his wife’s pregnancy sparked healthy discussions on gender rights and education.

Superstar Rajinikanth said Narendra Modi assuming office for the third term as Prime Minister is a big achievement and people have ensured a strong Opposition, which is is a healthy sign for democracy.

Speaking to reporters before leaving for Delhi from his residence, he said after Jawaharlal Nehru, Narendra Modi will be taking over as PM for the third term in office, an achievement.

While speaking to reporters at the Chennai airport, he said, “Assuming office for the third consecutive term is Narendra Modi’s big achievement, my hearty greetings to him. People have elected a robust Opposition which is a healthy sign for democracy.”

Mr. Rajinikanth is set to attend Mr. Modi’s swearing-in ceremony.

Maharashtra’s representation in the new NDA cabinet - While veterans Nitin Gadkari (Nagpur) and Piyush Goyal (Mumbai North) are set to be re-inducted in the new Union cabinet, sources said the BJP’s Raksha Khadse, a three-term MP from Raver in Jalgaon and first-time MP from Pune, Murlidhar Mohol (Pune) will get a shot at being first-time Central ministers.

Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena Prataprao Jadhav, four-term MP from Buldhana, has also received a call from the PMO and will be part of the new Cabinet.

RPI’s Ram Das Athawale and Nirmala Sitharaman are also likely to take oath as Ministers today.

-The Hindu Bureau

JD(U) leaders Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh (the party’s MP from Munger Lok Sabha seat), Rajya Sabha MP Ramnath Thakur, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) Chirag Paswan (MP from Hajipur Reserved constituency) and Jitan Ram Manjhi (Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) MP from Gaya Reserved constituency) are to be inducted into new Cabinet.

Some newly elected MPs, who are likely to be sworn in as Union Ministers in the third NDA government today, have been called for a meeting with Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi at his residence in New Delhi at 11.30 a.m.

Sources said a top BJP functionary has called the BJP MPs for the meeting without disclosing the purpose. It is believed they are likely to be appointed as Union Ministers this evening, they said.

Meanwhile, TDP MP Jayadev Galla, wrote on ‘X’ that party MP Ram Mohan Naidu will take oath as a Minister and another MP Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani will be made a Minister of State.

Taking a swipe at Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi, the Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that he will get himself sworn in this evening as “the leader of the Narendra Destructive Alliance (NDA)“ even though he lacks all legitimacy.

“A vastly diminished ‘one-third’ Pradhan Mantri, now lacking all legitimacy, has managed to get himself sworn this evening, as the leader of the Narendra Destructive Alliance (NDA),” he said in a post in Tamil on X.

INDIA not staking claim to form government today does not mean it won’t tomorrow: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that while the Opposition INDIA bloc may not have staked claim to form the government today it might do so in the future.

Ten Vande Bharat loco pilots will participate in PM Modi’s oath-taking ceremony in New Delhi.

Loco pilots and assistant loco pilots were nominated from West Central Railway, North Eastern Railway, South Eastern Railway, South Central Railway, South Western Railway, Northern Railway and North Frontier Railway.

Some employees working in the making of the Vande Bharat and Vande Metro rakes have also been invited, railway sources added.

S. Vijay Kumar reports

Vande Bharath loco pilots to attend Modi’s swearing-in ceremony

According to sources in the Southern Railway, Aishwarya Menon of Chennai Division was among the invitees. Other loco pilots and assistant loco pilots were nominated from West Central Railway, North Eastern Railway, South Eastern Railway, South Central Railway, South Western Railway, Northern Railway and North Frontier Railway.

India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy will be on full display at the oath-taking ceremony of Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi. Several leaders of neighbouring countries will be attending the event.

Here’s the expected guest list .

TDP’s Ram Mohan Naidu and Pemmasani Chandrashekhar will be a part of Mr. Modi’s Cabinet. Nitin Gadkari, Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah and Pralhad Joshi will be made Ministers. Janata Dal (S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy will also be a Minister.

Mr. Modi paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Sadaiv Atal in Delhi today.

NDA allies are set to get key berths in the new Cabinet. Sources told The Hindu that the TDP, JD (U), the Shiv Sena, the LJP and the JD(S) are set to get ministerial berths.

The BJP’s former Chief Ministers who won the Lok Sabha election such as Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Basavaraj Bommai, Manohar Lal Khattar and Sarbananda Sonowal may also be accommodated.

INDIA bloc members will take a call later today on attending the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Council of Ministers.

On June 7, President Droupadi Murmu formally invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to form the next government, after the National Democratic Alliance’s Parliamentary Party elected him as its leader.

Speaking at the NDA parliamentary party meeting, Mr. Modi said that mutual trust was at the core of this alliance, which is committed to the principle of ‘ sarv pantha sambhava (all sects are equal)‘. Claiming that NDA partners were all known for good governance, he noted that the alliance was forming a government at the Centre at a time when its members were also in power in 22 States. Read the report here.

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Relying on coalition partners, Modi is sworn in for a rare third term as India’s prime minister

Narendra Modi on Sunday was sworn in as the prime minister of India for a rare third consecutive term, relying on coalition partners.

Narendra Modi, right, is sworn-in as the Prime Minister of India by President Droupadi Murmu, left, at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, June 9, 2024. The 73-year-old leader is only the second Indian prime minister to retain power for a third term. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

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Narendra Modi, center, takes oath as the Prime Minister of India at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, June 9, 2024. The 73-year-old leader is only the second Indian prime minister to retain power for a third term. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

People watch as Narendra Modi takes oath as the Prime Minister of India at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, June 9, 2024. The 73-year-old leader is only the second Indian prime minister to retain power for a third term. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

People watch as Narendra Modi is sworn-in as the Prime Minister of India by President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, June 9, 2024. The 73-year-old leader is only the second Indian prime minister to retain power for a third term. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

NEW DELHI (AP) — Narendra Modi was sworn in Sunday for a rare third consecutive term as India’s prime minister, relying on his coalition partners after his party failed to win a parliamentary majority in a surprise outcome.

Modi and his Cabinet ministers took the oath of office, administered by President Droupadi Murmu, at India’s presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

The 73-year-old popular but polarizing leader is only the second Indian prime minister after Jawaharlal Nehru to retain power for a third five-year term.

His Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, which won by landslides in 2014 and 2019, failed to secure a majority to govern on its own in the latest national election. However, Modi’s National Democratic Alliance coalition won enough seats to form a government, with him at the helm.

This is the first time the BJP under Modi has needed support from its regional allies to form a government after a decade of commanding the majority in Parliament.

FILE- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi listens to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda speak during an event organized to release their party's manifesto in New Delhi, India, April 14, 2024. Since coming to power a decade ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been notorious for big, bold and often snap decisions that he’s found easy to execute thanks to the brute majority he enjoyed in parliament that gave him free reign with minimal checks and balances. Now, Modi faces a style of governance he has little experience in, or desire for. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

Final election results released Wednesday showed Modi’s BJP won 240 seats, well below the 272 needed for a majority. Together, the parties in the NDA coalition secured 293 seats in the 543-member lower house of Parliament.

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Modi’s coalition government now largely depends on two key regional allies — the Telugu Desam Party in southern Andhra Pradesh state and Janata Dal (United) in eastern Bihar state — to stay in power.

Meanwhile, Modi’s political challenger, the INDIA alliance led by the resurgent Congress party, put up a stronger-than-expected fight , doubling its strength from the last election to win 232 seats.

An avowed Hindu nationalist, the prime minister is considered a champion of the country’s Hindu majority , who make up 80% of India’s 1.4 billion population. His supporters credit him with rapid economic growth and improving India’s global standing since coming to power.

But critics say he’s also undermined India’s democracy and its status as a secular nation with attacks by Hindu nationalists against the country’s minorities, particularly Muslims, and a shrinking space for dissent and free media. His political opponents have questioned his government’s economic record, pointing to high unemployment and growing inequality despite strong growth.

Several South Asian leaders attended the swearing-in ceremony Sunday, including Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu.

Tensions between India and Maldives have grown since Muizzu was elected last year. He has since taken a pro-China stance and removed Indian troops stationed on one of Maldives’ islets.

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Live now. Watch highlights of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speeches on various occasions. Check out specially curated videos on governance, environment, development and more. You can watch important speeches by PM Modi on global forums like the United Nations where he has shared thoughts on climate change mitigation, diaspora, diplomacy and ...
Prime Minister's 'State of the World' address at World Economic Forum
Prime Minister's 'State of the World' address at World Economic Forum, Davos Summit. Namsakar! On behalf of 130 crore Indians, I convey my greetings to the dignitaries from all over the world gathered at the World Economic Forum. Today when I am talking to you, India is tackling another Corona wave with caution and alertness.
PM Narendra Modi In Chennai
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in grand Jadavpur rally, vowed to combat corruption in Bengal and propel its culture and economy to new heights. Addressing the huge gathering, PM Modi said, "Today, India is on the path to becoming developed. The strongest pillar of this development is eastern India. In the last 10 years, the expenses made by ...
"Sun In This New Dawn..": Watch PM Modi's Full Speech At US Congress
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the joint sitting of the US Congress today flagged not only the shared values of democracy, equality and diversity shared by the two nations, but also ...
Address by Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi to the Joint Session of
Address by Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi to the Joint Session of the US Congress. June 23, 2023. Mister Speaker, Madam Vice President, Distinguished Members of the US Congress, Ladies and Gentlemen, Namaskar! It is always a great honour to address the United States Congress. It is an exceptional privilege to do so twice.
PM Narendra Modi's speech in US Congress: Read the full text
Here's the full text of PM Modi's address to US Congress. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Distinguished Members of the U.S. Congress. Ladies and Gentlemen. Advertisement. I am deeply honoured by the invitation to address this Joint Meeting of the U.S. Congress. Thank you, Mr. Speaker for opening the doors of this magnificent Capitol.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed the nation from the
We decided, which was being discussed in our country for 25 years, that a new parliament should be in the country, it is Modi who has made the new Parliament ahead of time, my dear brothers and sisters. Today the country is feeling safe. Today there has been a drastic reduction in terrorist attacks in the country.
PM Narendra Modi delivers Independence Day speech from ramparts of Red
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed India, for the 10th consecutive year, from the ramparts of the Red Fort in New Delhi on the occasion of the country's 77th Independence Day.
PM Modi's Speech from Red Fort
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on India's 75th Independence Day from the Red Fort on August 15, 2021.#independenceDay #independenceDay202...
PM Narendra Modi Independence Day speech full text
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday wished the nation on the 77th Independence Day and said a new world order is in the works after the pandemic, similar to the one brought about by the end of World War II. He said that India now identified as a 'Vishwamitra' and also announced the launch of the Vishwakarma Yojana for barbers and goldsmiths with an initial spending of Rs. 13,000-15,000 crore.
FULL TEXT: Narendra Modi's speech at United Nations General Assembly
Also the LIVE coverage here: Below is full text of Narendra Modi's speech at United Nations: Mr. President and distinguished delegates, Let me first congratulate you on your election as the President of the 69th session of United Nations General Assembly. It is a truly a great honour to address you for the first time as the Prime Minister of India.
India's G20 presidency a symbol of inclusion, says PM Modi
New Delhi, UPDATED: Sep 9, 2023 15:05 IST. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday gave his opening remarks at the G20 Leaders' Summit at the Bharat Mandapam in Delhi and said India's G20 presidency had become a symbol of inclusion and togetherness within and outside the country. He called on world leaders to transform the global trust ...
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10-Feb-2024. Prime Minister Narendra Modi : Valedictory Remarks at the Conclusion of 15th Session of Seventeenth Lok Sabha. Part 2 (Other than Questions And Answers) View... 5-Feb-2024. Prime Minister Narendra Modi : Reply on Motion of Thanks on the President Address (2024) (Hindi) Part 2 (Other than Questions And Answers) View... 5-Feb-2024.
7 memorable speeches of Shri Narendra Modi
This section takes you through 7 memorable speeches of Narendra Modi: "Development alone is the solution to all problems! We don't want to pitch our tent on a single pillar but on the 3 pillars of agriculture, industries and services…we cant see youth as new age voter but as New Age Power".
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PM Modi's predecessor and former Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh was more reserved when it came to public oratory. Sanjaya Baru, Dr Singh's media advisor for over four years during UPA ...
PM Modi Election Results Speech Highlights: NDA will take big decisions
PM Modi election results: PM Narendra Modi won Varanasi seat for third term with a victory margin of 1,52,513 votes, less than 2019 and 2014 elections June 04, 2024 19:47 The path ahead for the ...
PM Modi greets nation on 74th Republic Day: 'It's also special because...'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the nation on Thursday on the occasion of India's 74th Republic Day.Modi said this time, the occasion is also special because the country is celebrating it ...
Essay On Narendra Modi for Students and Children
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Prime Minister's Office should be people's PMO and not Modi's: PM Modi
PMO staffers greeted him with a round of applause as the PM entered the premises. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that before 2014, the Prime Minister's Office was perceived ...
NDA is committed to the principle of nation-first, says Modi
NDA is committed to the principle of nation-first, and will work 24x7 to ensure respect for 'my mother India' and take our country to new heights, NDA's prime minister-designate Narendra Modi told the NDA parliamentary meeting at the central hall of the parliament. Modi said that the overwhelming majority given by the people also showed that ...
Narendra Modi's India
By Alex Travelli. June 6, 2024, 6:35 a.m. ET. Narendra Modi has just won re-election as India's prime minister, though by a far narrower margin than expected. With his third consecutive term ...
India elections: Modi declares victory but party faces shock ...
India's transformative yet divisive Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared victory in national elections on Tuesday evening, but his goal of winning an unassailable majority lies in tatters with ...
Modi Claims 3rd Term in India, but His Party Suffers Losses
Mr. Modi took a more positive view in a statement on X declaring that his coalition had won a third term. "This is a historical feat in India's history," he said. Supporters of the Congress ...
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NarendraModi.in is the official website of Prime Minister of India, where you can find all the latest news, updates, speeches and achievements of PM Modi. Learn how he is transforming India with his vision of development, diplomacy and democracy. Explore his initiatives, such as Gram Mitra Yojna, Ease of Living, Kartarpur Corridor and more. Join the millions of Indians who support and follow ...
BJP loses in Rajasthan's Banswara, where PM Modi made hate speech
05 Jun 2024, 6:23 am. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suffered a crushing defeat in Rajasthan's Banswara, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to Muslims as 'infiltrators' and 'those who ...
Narendra Modi Oath taking ceremony Highlights: Narendra Modi takes oath
P rime Minister-designate Narendra Modi took oath today 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 is sworn in as the prime minister of India for a third term
Updated 8:04 AM PDT, June 9, 2024. NEW DELHI (AP) — Narendra Modi was sworn in Sunday for a rare third consecutive term as India's prime minister, relying on his coalition partners after his party failed to win a parliamentary majority in a surprise outcome. Modi and his Cabinet ministers took the oath of office, administered by President ...