India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be sworn in for a third term on Sunday, following election results that were not as good as anticipated, forcing him to rely on coalition partners for governance.
The structure of his cabinet is yet to be announced, making the ceremony at the presidential palace on Sunday evening (13:45 GMT) a highly anticipated event, where approximately 30 ministers-to-be will also take their oaths.
Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has been in power for the last decade, did not manage to secure the same overwhelming victories it had in the past two elections, contrary to analysts’ predictions and exit polls.
As a result, Modi had to engage in swift negotiations with the 15-member coalition, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), to ensure he had the necessary parliamentary support to govern.
Narendra Modi’s ambitious economic growth objectives face uncertainty following his party’s failure to secure a majority in the elections.
The problem is Without enough parliamentary seats, Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party must now collaborate with allies to enact significant economic reforms, as it falls short of the 272-seat mark required to govern independently.