Watch: First Visuals From NDA Leaders’ Meeting At PM Modi’s Residence

The first images of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders meeting with Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi at his residence in New Delhi emerged on Sunday, June 9, just hours before the swearing-in ceremony of the new Cabinet and council of ministers at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Newly elected Members of Parliament, who are expected to be included in the new Cabinet and council of ministers of Narendra Modi’s government, were invited to the Prime Minister’s residence for high tea ahead of the oath-taking ceremony, scheduled for 7:15 pm.

In the footage, BJP leaders such as Nirmala Sitharaman and Sarbananda Sonowal can be seen attending the meeting as Narendra Modi addresses the MPs at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, the Prime Minister’s residence.

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Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Rajnath Singh, Kiren Rijiju, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Manohar Lal Khattar, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Piyush Goyal, S Jaishankar, Dharmendra Pradhan, and RLD chief Jayant Singh Chaudhary were among the other BJP leaders present at the meeting.

Speaking to news agency ANI, Republican Party of India Rajya Sabha MP Ramdas Athawale said, “The Prime Minister has been given a chance for the third time, and history is being created under his leadership. I am happy to be part of the coalition, and I thank the Prime Minister for giving me this responsibility. I will fulfill my role with diligence, whatever portfolio I am assigned.”

Narendra Modi is set to take the oath of office at 7:15 pm along with his council of ministers in a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The NDA unanimously passed a resolution to elect Narendra Modi as their leader on June 5.