Narendra Modi was elected the leader of the NDA Parliamentary Committee at the coalition’s meeting held at the Central Hall of Parliament on Friday. Modi will take oath as the Prime Minister of India on Sunday, June 9. Narendra Modi was welcomed into the Central Hall by the newly elected NDA MPs amid chants of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai [Hail Mother India]”.
#WATCH | Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the Parliament for the NDA Parliamentary Party meeting.
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“Narendra Modi will take oath as Prime Minister of India for the third time at 6 PM on Sunday, June 9BJP MP from Dharwad Pralhad Joshi said at the meeting.
#WATCH | Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP national president JP Nadda and other NDA leaders at Samvidhan Sadan (Old Parliament) ahead of the meeting of the NDA MPs
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Modi is likely to meet President Droupadi Murmu on Friday to stake claim to form the central government.
VIDEO | NDA MPs meeting: Senior BJP leader Amit Shah arrives at Parliament.
Newly elected MPs of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance are arriving at Parliament complex to elect Narendra Modi as their leader, paving the way for him to take oath as prime minister for a third… pic.twitter.com/y6b58sZ0u2
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The meeting was attended by TDP and JD(U) chiefs Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar.
VIDEO | JD (U) president and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar), senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) arrive at Parliament Complex to attend NDA’s Parliamentary Party meeting.
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Among the attendees were the Chief Ministers of NDA parties, newly elected MPs, and presidents of parties.
#WATCH | Newly elected MPs, Chief Ministers and other leaders of the NDA at Samvidhan Sadan (Old Parliament). Meeting of the NDA MPs to begin shortly.
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— ANI (@ANI) June 7, 2024
LIVE: National Democratic Alliance Parliamentary Party Meeting at Central Hall, Old Parliament Building. https://t.co/ySWsqdONHt
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Modi’s name as the Parliamentary Party leader was proposed by Rajnath Singh, and seconded by Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, LJP (RV) chief Chirag Paswan, HAM chief Jitan Ram Manjhi, Apna Dal (S) Anupriya Patel. “This is the first time after 1962 that someone is going to take oath as the Prime Minister… We are lucky to have someone like PM Modi to lead us. His vision has helped the NDA grow manifolds… Hence I propose the name of Narendra Modi as the Parliamentary Party leader of the BJP and NDA and the leader of the Lok Sabha,” said Rajnath Singh.
#WATCH | Delhi: BJP MP Rajnath Singh says, “…We are fortunate that we are going to get a sensitive Prime Minister like Modi ji…I would like to make it clear that this alliance is not a compulsion for us but a commitment.” pic.twitter.com/ooZyYeoWrW
— ANI (@ANI) June 7, 2024
Nitish Kumar said that he wanted PM Modi to form the new government soon. “If possible, you should start the government today.” “Kisika idhar-udhar karne ka koi fayda nahi hai [There is no point in anyone trying to do any hanky panky],” he said in an apparent reference to the Opposition trying to woo him and Naidu.
Narendra Modi’s third term as the Prime Minister comes after the NDA’s thumping 292-seat win in the Lok Sabha elections 2024. The BJP alone won 240 seats.
