Swearing-in ceremony of a coalition government
New Delhi: The swearing-in ceremony of the coalition government had a touch of both grandeur and ordinariness. Special invitees, including politicians, corporate honchos and cine stars, and others were seen rushing towards their seats just before the start of the event, which was attended by more than 8,000 people.
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It was the fifth oath-taking ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan forecourt and was the largest. Besides Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leaders of regional parties, including Chirag Paswan and Ram Mohan Naidu, received the loudest cheer.
Seven women, including two in the Cabinet role, were inducted into the new Council of Ministers. There were 10 women ministers in previous Council of Ministers.
Despite the presence of several regional party leaders, regional languages were missing from the ceremony as ministers took oath either in English or Hindi.
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Since it was a peak summer evening, water bottles were in huge demand and white was the colour of the day, with male invitees preferring cotton and female guests opting for different shades
