New Delhi: BJP leader Narendra Modi has met President Droupadi Murmu and staked claim to form government at the Centre.
The newly elected MPs of the BJP-led NDA met today and elected Narendra Modi as their leader (prime minister), paving the way for him to take oath as prime minister for a third consecutive term. After being elected as leader of NDA alliance, Narendra Modi met veteran BJP leaders Lal Krishna Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi at their respective residences. Modi also met ex-President Ram Nath Kovind.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also met L K Advani at the veteran BJP leader’s residence, before staking claim to form the next government at the Centre for a third consecutive term. Modi visited Advani soon after being chosen as the leader of the NDA parliamentary party, leader of the BJP parliamentary party and leader of the BJP in the Lok Sabha.
Later in the day, MPs and the senior members of the NDA, including Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu, are likely to join Modi for a meeting with the President to present her the list of MPs supporting him and stake claim to form the government.
A simple majority of 272 seats is required to form the government. According to the data provided by the Election Commission of India (ECI), BJP has won 240 seats, which is significantly lower than its 2019 tally of 303. On the other hand, Congress made substantial gains, winning 99 seats.
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