Sunday, 25 May 2014

Narendra Modi to be sworn in as Indian prime minister

Mr Modi has visited Rajghat mausoleum in Delhi that pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi
Narendra Modi is to be sworn in as India's new prime minister in a ceremony to be attended by his counterpart from rival Pakistan.
Nawaz Sharif will join other regional leaders at the ceremony in Delhi's presidential palace.
It is the first time since the two countries won independence in 1947 that a prime minister from one state will attend such a ceremony in the other.
Mr Modi led his BJP party to a landslide win in the recent election.
The BJP won the biggest victory by any party in India for 30 years, gaining a majority in parliament and trouncing the outgoing Congress Party.
Monday's grand outdoor ceremony in front of the presidential palace will be attended by the leaders of all seven South Asian countries as well as Mauritius.

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