Eyes of the world on Super Sunday… Modi will be crowned, Rohit's army ahead of Babar
Today is Super Sunday for India. On one hand, Narendra Modi is taking over as the Prime Minister for the third consecutive term and on the other hand, there is a big India-Pakistan match in the T20 Cricket World Cup. Narendra Modi is sworn in at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi and Rohit Sharma's army boasts against arch-rivals Pakistan at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. Narendra Modi will equal Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's electoral record by becoming Prime Minister. Pandit Nehru is the only leader to have served three consecutive terms as Prime Minister. After him, Narendra Modi is the second politician to serve three consecutive terms as Prime Minister. Nehru won three consecutive elections and was the Prime Minister of the country for 16 years and 286 days. Preparations for Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony are almost complete. Modi will take oath as Prime Minister at 7.15 pm. Before this, Modi, who will reach Rajgad at 6:30 am, will pay homage to Babu at Mahatma Gandhi's samadhi site. Following this, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari will visit Vajpayee's mausoleum at seven o'clock. Half an hour later, at 7:30, we will go to the war memorial and pay our respects to the fallen soldiers. With this, PM Modi's day begins. Leaders of many countries are also expected to participate in Modi's inauguration ceremony. These include Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Maldives President Dr. Mohammed Muisu, Seychelles Vice President Ahmed Abif, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jagnath, Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prashanth and Prime Minister. Bhutan Minister Tsering Topke. Some of these leaders reached Delhi on Saturday. Bharatiya Janata Party is far from majority in the election, but BJP is ahead of NDA twice with full majority, this time BJP did not get full majority in the election. The BJP won 240 seats in the election, far short of a majority. However, the BJP-led NDA secured 293 seats, more than the majority of 272. After the NDA secured an absolute majority, Narendra Modi was elected as the President and the claim to form the government was then submitted to the President. With these faces within the party, it is believed that leaders like Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and former chief ministers like Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Basavaraj Bummy and Manohar who won the Lok Sabha elections will be included in the new cabinet. Lal Khattar and Sarbananda Sonowal are strong contenders to join the government. According to sources, Ram Mohan Naidu of Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Lalan Singh, Sanjay Jha and Ram Nath Thakur of JDU and Chirak Paswan of Lok Janashakti Party (Ram Vilas) are among the likely allies to be part of the new government. Let's talk about the India-Pakistan match where India and Pakistan will face each other for the second time in 8 months. The match is seen as the biggest match of the 2024 T20 World Cup. The two teams clashed in Ahmedabad 8 months ago. India defeated Pakistan in ODI World Cup. The Indian team will return to the field with the aim of repeating something similar. India won 6 out of 7 matches in this World Cup, India got off to a great start by defeating Ireland by 8 wickets in their first match, whereas Pakistan suffered a humiliating loss to USA in their first match. In such circumstances this match is important for Pakistan. India and Pakistan have faced each other seven times in the T20 World Cup so far. In this, India has won 6 times and Pakistan once. Pakistan defeated India in the 2021 match.