Premiership of Narendra Modi Premiership of Narendra Modi Narendra Modi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India on 26 May 2014 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. He became the first Prime Minister born after India's independence from the British rule. His first cabinet consisted of 45 ministers, 25 fewer than the previous UPA government. 21 new ministers were added to the council of ministers in November 2014. His current cabinet has a strength of 78 ministers, which is one of the largest cabinets in recent years. The economic policies of Modi's government focused on privatisation and liberalisation of the economy, based on a
Swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi President's Estate 34 Lakhs. The guest-list includes various heads of the states, political parties and groups along with leaders of SAARC countries. The event is hence viewed as a "major diplomatic event". All SAARC heads of government attended. The ceremony was the first swearing-in of an Indian Prime Minister where all SAARC heads were invited. After the ceremony, Modi described this new government's first major initiative in foreign policy as the "right decision at the right time". Prime Minister of Tibetan Government-in-Exile Lobsang Sangay attended the ceremony. Chinese government opposed the invitation to the Tibetan leader. Outgoing Prime Minister Manmohan