First Visuals of PM Narendra Modi From Rashtrapati Bhavan

NEW DELHI: Capping a landslide election victory, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Rashtrapti Bhavan to take oath along with a new council of ministers for a second term.

The Delhi airport has been witnessing movements of high security personalities since morning as leaders of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) countries and dignitaries from several foreign nations are arriving in the national capital for the swearing-in ceremony.

The swearing-in ceremony in the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan will be a grand affair with guests, including leaders from the BIMSTEC countries, opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, chief ministers, corporate honchos and film stars set to be in attendance as President Ram Nath Kovind administers the oath of office and secrecy to 68-year-old Modi and his ministerial colleagues.

President Ram Nath Kovind will administer the oath of office and secrecy to 68-year-old Modi and his ministerial colleagues at the forecourt of majestic Rashtrapati Bhavan.

The ceremony will be attended by over 3,500 guests including the heads of SAARC countries.

Modi and BJP president Amit Shah held a marathon meeting during which they are learnt to have finalised the broad contours the new ministry that is expected to have some new faces besides retaining most of the senior ministers.