Mr Modi and his cabinet ministers took the oath of office, administered by President Droupadi Murmu, at the presidential palace in New Delhi.
Narendra Modi, right, is sworn-in as the prime minister of India by President Draupadi Murmu, left, at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi, India
The 73-year-old popular but polarising leader is only the second Indian prime minister after Jawaharlal Nehru to retain power for a third five-year term. However, Mr Modi’s National Democratic Alliance coalition won enough seats to form a government, with him at the helm. Together, the parties in the NDA coalition secured 293 seats in the 543-member lower house of parliament.
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.
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