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India's Modi to take oath alongside coalition allies

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Supporters of Narendra Modi, India's Prime Minister and leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrate vote counting results for India's general election, in Bengaluru on June 4, 2024. [AFP]

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to be sworn in Sunday for a third term after worse-than-expected election results left him reliant on coalition partners to govern.

With Modi yet to announce the makeup of this cabinet, the ceremony at the presidential palace on Sunday evening (13:45 GMT) will be keenly watched when some 30 ministers-to-be also take the oath on the constitution.

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