United Progressiv♕e Alliance Sonia Gandhi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi will attend the swearin꧃g-in ceremony of Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi on Thursday, reports said.
Sen🔯ior Congress leader Anand Sharma will also attend the oath-taking ceremony.
The swearing-in of Modi will be held at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan, th🌜e same venue as in 2014.
President Ram Nath Kovind will administer ꧂the oath of office aꦚnd secrecy to Modi and other members of the Union Council of Ministers during a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan at 7 pm on Thursday.
Mo🥃di has invite🗹d leaders from BIMSTEC countries as well as Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov and Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth at his oath-taking ceremony.
All prominent opposition leaders, chief ministers and governors have also been invited for the swearing-in ceremony🐬.
The invitation to oppositi🍸on leaders is seen as Modi's move to 🐓reach out to them following the fiercely fought election in which the BJP registered a massive victory.
Nearly 8,000 guests will attend the swearing-in of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday, making it the biggest-ever event held in the histor𝐆ic premises.
"It will be the biggest-ever event at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. 8,000 people are coming," Ashok🐷 Malik, Press Secretary to the President, told IANS.
The size of the gathering is seen as a reflection of the massive mandate received by Modi government in the Lok Sabha elections. Both the BJP and NDA have impro🐲ved their tally compared to 2014.
(With inputs from agencies)
