NDA elects Narendra Modi as its leader

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has elected Narendra Modi as its leader.

The NDA held a meeting at the Prime Minister’s Residence on Wednesday and unanimously passed the resolution electing Modi as the bloc’s leader.

While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has not secured enough seats to reach the majority-mark of 272 to form the government on its own, the BJP-led NDA’s tally is well beyond the mark.

While the BJP has won 240 seats, the NDA’s tally is 292. The NDA constituents Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) with their 16 and 12 seats respectively have emerged as kingmakers.

In the group photo released to the media as well as in the meeting, Naidu and Nitish were next to Modi.

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Following the meeting of NDA leaders, TTDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu held a meeting with BJP Piyush Goyal.

Once the details of the new government have been hammered out, the NDA is expected to stake claim to form the new government.

Earlier in the day, at the recommendation of the Union Cabinet, President Droupadi Murmu dissolved the 17th Lok Sabha.

We will keep working for all-round development: NDA

In the resolution passed unanimously in the bloc’s meeting, the NDA said its third government will continue working for the all-round development for the country.

The resolution further said that the NDA remains committed to working for the country’s women, poor, youth, and farmers under Modi’s leadership.

The resolution also hailed the third consecutive victory of the NDA that it said is unprecedented in the past six decades.