Modi's Cabinet list sent to President

BJP leaders meet Modi ahead of swearing-in at 6 pm

Ahead of his swearing-in, Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi Monday paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi and visited former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his residence.

 

A number of Delhi BJP leaders including Harsh Vardhan, Vijay Goel and Vijender Gupta were present at Rajghat. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Ravi Shankar Prasad, Nirmala Sitharaman, and Sushma Swaraj later met Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi at Gujarat Bhavan.

 

Media reports said that the list of Modi's Cabinet members has been sent to President Pranab Mukherjee. 

Arun Jaitley, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Sushma Swaraj's name are likely in the list sent to the President.  

 

Modi's swearing-in will held at a grand function in Rashtrapati Bhawan at 6 pm today.

 

Leaders from SAARC countries including Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Nepal PM Sushil Koirala, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and Bangladesh Parliament Speaker Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam will be attending the grand ceremony.

 

President will be administer the oath of office and secrecy to Modi and his council of ministers.