Narendra Modi invites Nawaz Sharif, SAARC members for swearing-in ceremony

Praising the move, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah poster on Twitter, "Excellent move by @narendramodi to invite SAARC leaders, especially Pak PM for his swearing in. Hope this is beginning of sustained talks (sic)."

Minutes later he tweeted again saying, "At the same time I can't help wonder what BJP would have said if a PM designate Rahul Gandhi had done the same thing."

Modi will be administered the oath of office by President Pranab Mukherjee on May 26 at 6 pm.

The historic 'Durbar Hall' at the Rashtrapati Bhavan can accommodate only about 500 people but given the fact that the BJP will be inviting all its allies and other close friends, the forecourt will serve as the better venue.

Bharatiya Janata Party had a landslide victory in the just-concluded polls to elect members for the 16th Lok Sabha and crossed the magic figure of 272 in the 543-member House on its own for the first time in its history.