India’s Narendra Modi sworn for historic third term as prime minister

Narendra Modi was sworn in as India’s prime minister on Sunday for a record-equalling third term. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Modi at a grand ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the president’s palace in New Delhi, attended by thousands of dignitaries, including the leaders of seven regional countries, Bollywood stars and industrialists. Modi, who started as a publicist of the Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological parent of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is only the second person in India’s history to serve a third straight term as prime minister. Modi, 73, secured the third term in elections that concluded on June 1 with the support of 14 regional parties in his BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), unlike in the previous two terms when his party won an outright majority. #india #modi #election Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer. Start your free trial now: