The oath ceremony will take place at 7.15 pm at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on June 9; Ahead of the ceremony, posters featuring the PM-designate have been put up in New Delhi
PM Modi and Nepal PM 'Prachanda' held a telephone conversation on Wednesday evening, during which PM Modi extended an invitation to his Nepali counterpart for the ceremony.
Hasina arrived in New Delhi on Saturday afternoon and was welcomed by Muktesh Pardeshi, Ministry of External Affairs' Secretary (Consular, Passport, Visa and Overseas Indian Affairs) at the airport.
He also alleged that the BRS fielded weak candidates against the BJP in the recent Lok Sabha polls to prevent the Congress from winning a majority of seats in the State
TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, LJP(R) leader Chirag Paswan and NCP leader Praful Patel were among those who attended the meeting.
“I anticipate a continued close partnership between the United States and India, both at the government level and through people-to-people connections,” said Matthew Miller, the State Department Spokesperson.