New Delhi. PM Modi Oath Ceremony: Narendra Modi took oath as the Prime Minister of India for a historic third term on Sunday. Along with PM Modi, 72 ministers have also taken oath who have not yet been given their charge. The ministers included some faces from BJP's alliance partners, whose support has been important in forming the government. This will be the first time since becoming Prime Minister in 2014 that he will share power with his allies.

Let us tell you that Narendra Modi has taken oath as Prime Minister for the third consecutive time. PM Modi has become the second leader after Jawaharlal Nehru to become Prime Minister for the third consecutive time. Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Maldives President Mohammad Muizzu, Seychelles Vice President Ahmed Afeef, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jagannath, Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay attended this historic swearing-in ceremony of PM Modi.

BBC was seen adopting a different style for reporting PM Modi's swearing-in ceremony, with no analyst comments on Modi 3.0 and the election results. However, it did mention that the ruling coalition has won by a smaller margin than predicted by the exit polls. BBC termed the swearing-in ceremony as what we can call the 'resurgence of India's opposition'.

Al Jazeera 

Al Jazeera reported that the lack of a majority will test the BJP's ability to ensure policy certainty in a coalition government. Al Jazeera referred to the challenges posed by the two stalwarts of the coalition (Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu). Regarding the coalition, Al Jazeera said, "there are friends across the power corridors" and "the opposition will try to woo them".

Bloomberg

Bloomberg described the grandeur of the swearing-in ceremony as 8,000 guests, including foreign heads of state, industrialists and Bollywood stars, attended PM Modi's swearing-in ceremony. It mentioned that this is the first time PM Modi will share power, expanding his leadership.

AFP

France's AFP news agency gave a full account of the event, from the decorations to the way coalition partners (whose support was crucial for the formation of the government) are set to be sworn in. While the details of the new cabinet are not yet known, AFP said the major coalition parties have made huge demands in return for their support.