Top leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Wednesday unanimously elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the bloc's leader, paving the way for a new council of ministers led by him to take the oath of office.
The PM and his council of ministers could take the oath of office over the weekend, possibly on Sunday, sources said. It would be the first time since 1962 that a prime minister will take the oath of office for a third successive time.
In the Lok Sabha polls, for which counting took place on Tuesday, the NDA won 293 seats; the INDIA bloc got 234 seats. Their respective lead parties, the BJP and the Congress, won 240 and 99 seats, respectively.
Before the swearing-in ceremony, the NDA's parliamentary party will meet on Friday to formally elect Modi its leader and subsequently call on President Droupadi Murmu to submit the letters of the support from the constituents and stake claim to form the next government, said Hindustan Awam Morcha (Secular) leader Jitan Ram Manjhi, after the meeting at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg which the PM chaired.
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N Chandrababu Naidu and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who heads the Janata Dal (United), reached the national capital in the afternoon. After the BJP's 240 seats, which is 32 less than the majority mark of 272, the TDP and JDU, with 16 and 12 seats, respectively, have emerged as the leading parties of the NDA.
Both leaders reiterated that they fought the elections as NDA constituents and would remain with the bloc. Asked by a reporter if he is in the NDA, Naidu shot back: "We contested the elections together. Why do you doubt it?"
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