Narendra Modi's Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled outright for the past decade but failed to repeat its previous two landslide wins this time around.
With Modi yet to announce the makeup of this cabinet, the ceremony at the presidential palace on Sunday evening will be keenly watched when some 30 ministers-to-be also take the oath on the constitution.but failed to repeat its previous two landslide wins this time aroundHe was instead forced into quick-fire talks with the 15-member coalition, the National Democratic Alliance , which guaranteed him the parliamentary numbers to govern.
It suggests that top Modi aides Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari - interior, defence minister and transport ministers respectively - will be in the new team. Security was tight in the capital New Delhi on Sunday, with thousands of troops and police deployed as regional leaders flew in. It was Congress's best result since Modi was swept to power a decade ago, rescuing the party from the political wilderness.
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