Arvind Sawant will take oath as minister from Shiv Sena, says Sanjay Raut

The swearing-in ceremony will take place at Rashtrapati Bhavan and it will be attended by nearly 8,000 guests, including foreign dignitaries and chief ministers and governors.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to take oath of office for the second time in a row at 7:00 PM on Thursday. The swearing-in ceremony will take place at Rashtrapati Bhavan and it will be attended by nearly 8,000 guests, including foreign dignitaries and chief ministers and governors.
The guests attending the swearing-in ceremony will be treated to high tea and President Ram Nath Kovind will host a private dinner for the leaders. The size of the gathering is seen as a reflection of the massive mandate received by Modi government in the Lok Sabha election.
A traffic advisory has also been issued and several roads in New Delhi will be closed for movement of public between 4 PM to 9 PM. The advisory said that roads including Rajpath–from Vijay Chowk to Rashtrapati Bhavan, Vijay Chowk and adjoining areas including North and South fountain, South Avenue, North Avenue, Dara-Shikoh Road and Church Road will be closed for public between 4 PM and 9 PM.
# Sanjay Raut: From Shiv Sena one leader will take oath as a minister. Uddhav ji has given Arvind Sawant’s name, he will take oath as a minister.
# PM Modi in a series of tweets commemorated Mahatma Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Indian soldiers. “May this special occasion further popularise Bapu’s noble ideals and continue inspiring us to empower the lives of the poor, downtrodden and marginalise,” he tweeted about Gandhi.
# Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is meeting JD(U) leaders at his residence. Nitish is scheduled to meet many senior leaders of BJP on Thursday.
# BJP president Amit Shah reaches Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence in New Delhi.
# Santosh Gangwar to be pro tem speaker. He is the senior most member of Lok Sabha
# Senior Shivsena MPs are reportedly unhappy over the decision to give ministerial berth to Arvind Sawant. They are unhappy because the leadership has neglected MPs from rural Maharashtra and chosen an MP from Mumbai.
# Unko aana bhi nahi chahiye. Jaise unhone loktantra mein hinsa karke khoon-kharaba kiya…unke pass nazar kahan hai ki aisi sabha mein baith kar logon se nazar milayen: BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee not attending PM Modi’s oath ceremony.
# Navneet Kaur Rana, Member of Parliament from Amravati, Maharashtra: I am excited to take part in PM Modi’s oath ceremony. A number of youngsters have been elected this time, they will bring with them a new vision.
# Congress has decided to not send spokespersons on television debates for a month, tweeted Randeep Surjewala.
# Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhle receives Prime Minister of Bhutan, Lotay Tshering on his arrival in Delhi. He will attend PM Narendra Modi’s oath ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan later today.
# PM Narendra Modi pays tributes to martyrs at War Memorial.
# PM Modi pays tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Atal Smriti.
# PM Narendra Modi paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat
# Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony to be biggest ever event at Rashtrapati Bhavan; multi-layer security in Delhi.