Narendra Modi elected the Leader of Lok Sabha, to take oath as prime minister on June 9
After failing to get a parliamentary majority on its own, the BJP is forming the government with the support of its National Democratic Alliance partners.
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Narendra Modi was on Friday elected as the Leader of the Lower House of Parliament by Lok Sabha MPs of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance, paving the way for him to take oath as the prime minister for a third term.
The Leader of the Lok Sabha is usually the prime minister. Modi will be sworn-in as the prime minister on Sunday.
“I wholeheartedly welcome all the leaders of the National Democratic Alliance,” Modi said while addressing his party’s allies in the Parliament complex. “I congratulate those who have emerged victorious.”
Modi also thanked all the party workers who campaigned during the elections. “All the workers who have emerged victorious deserve congratulations, but I bow my head in respect to the lakhs of workers who have worked day and night, the efforts and hard work of every party worker in this scorching heat,” he said.
Modi was joined by his key allies Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu and Janata Dal (United) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
“Under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, the nation has been transformed into a global powerhouse,” Naidu said during the meeting, reported The Hindu. “I have been in politics for four decades, I can say prime minister Modi has made India proud. We...
