Narendra Modi was sworn in as 15th Prime Minister of the country. 46-member Union Council of Ministers including 23 with Cabinet rank, 10 Ministers of State with Independent Charge and 12 Ministers of State also took oath along with Mr. Modi. President Pranab Mukherjee administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr. Modi and his cabinet colleagues at a function in the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhawan this evening. Senior most BJP Leader L.K Advani and Murali Manohar Joshi were not included in the Council of Ministers. Party leaders Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Shatrughan Sinha and Anurag Thakur also could not get a place in the union council of ministers.