Modi to take oath as PM on May 26

Narendra Modi will be sworn in as Indian prime minister and form a government on May 26 after winning the general election in a landslide last week, his right-wing party said Tuesday.
"Narendra Modi's swearing-in as prime minister will be on the 26th," Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh told reporters.
Modi was set to meet Indian President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi on Tuesday to inform him of his intention to form an administration.
Earlier, he held an emotional meeting in the national parliament, his first since his triumphant victory, urging his party colleagues to dedicate themselves to serving the nation.
The 63-year-old leader bowed and kissed the steps of the building as he entered for a meeting of his Hindu nationalist BJP and its political allies, which elected him as leader in the parliament, according to AFP.