NDA elects PM Modi as its alliance leader after Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu extend support to coalition
Modi Government Formation: Nitish Kumar of JD (U) and TDPs Chandrababu Naidu have announced their support to the NDA coalition. After their support, NDA leaders formally elected PM Narendra Modi as their alliance leader.
Modi Government Formation: After the results of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 were announced on Tuesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the largest party with a total of 240 seats. However, the party was confident of staking claim to form the government along with the alliance partner NDA. Immediately after the announcement of the Lok Sabha results, the eyes of the whole country were on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar from JD(U) and Chandrababu Naidu from TDP, which has emerged as the single-largest party in Andhra Pradesh, whether these two big leaders will join the NDA or go with the India Block. In the NDA party meeting in Delhi, both these leaders have announced their support to the NDA. After their support, the NDA also elected Modi as its leader.
Sources said that the TDP has demanded the speaker's post and two other important cabinet berths.
INDIA bloc meeting starts
Meanehile, the meeting of the INDIA bloc leaders has also started.
Leaders of constituent parties have reached the house of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge.
Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, Sharad Pawar, Sanjay Raut, Akhilesh Yadav, Ram Gopal Yadav, and D Raja have also reached for the meeting.
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