Modi invites some world leaders to swearing-in ceremony likely to take place on June 8

PTK NEWS MONITORING DESK

New Delhi, June 06: Caretaker PM Narendra Modi will invite some neighbouring countries to his swearing-in ceremony on June 8, reveal media reports quoting people familiar with the matter. These nations include Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Mauritius.

According to the reports, Modi has already invited Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe for his oath-taking ceremony. Notably, the Sri Lankan President congratulated Narendra Modi on the BJP-led NDA’s electoral victory over a phone call.

“During the conversation, Prime Minister @narendramodi invited President Wickremesinghe to his swearing-in ceremony, which President @RW_UNP accepted,” the President’s Media Division of Sri Lanka said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

Reports also reveal Modi also had a telephonic conversation with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and invited her to attend his swearing-in ceremony. Hasina accepted his invitation, sources said as quoted by PTI.

Sources cited above also informed that Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth, and Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ will also be invited to the event. The formal invitations will be sent today, June 6.

Modi will assume office as prime minister for an unprecedented third consecutive term, following the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) securing 293 seats in the Lok Sabha elections. The BJP did not achieve a majority on its own, the party-led NDA alliance managed to secure 293 out of 543 seats. The majority threshold in the Lower House is 272.

With the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Janata Dal-United (JDU), the potential “kingmakers,” giving their approval, the formation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is set to be formed. The swearing-in ceremony for Modi is likely to take place on June 8.