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Election Results 2024 highlights: BJP likely to pick Odisha CM after Modi's swearing-in
Election Results 2024 highlights: Narendra Modi has been unanimously elected as the NDA leader and would take the oath of office on Sunday.
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- 10:52 AM IST, June 8Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu accepts invite to Modi's oath ceremony
- 10:41 AM IST, June 8Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain on CWC meeting today
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- 10:22 AM IST, June 8‘Rahul Gandhi will be LoP leading INDIA bloc's 234 MPs,’ says Congress leader Manickam Tagore
- 10:12 AM IST, June 8Congress MPs arrive in Delhi to attend CWC meeting
- 8:50 AM IST, June 8Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu to attend Narendra Modi's oath-taking ceremony tomorrow
- 8:32 AM IST, June 8Elon Musk congratulates Narendra Modi on poll win, anticipates ‘exciting work’
- 8:11 AM IST, June 8A look at Congress' performance on ‘Bharat Jodo' yatras' routes
- 8:06 AM IST, June 8Indian-American leader asserts voters' triumph over Western misjudgments on Indian democracy
- 7:58 AM IST, June 8KC Tyagi recalls INDIA rebuff, alleges JD(U) declined ‘Nitish Kumar for PM’ proposal
- 7:47 AM IST, June 8Rammohan, two other TDP MPs may be given berths in Modi cabinet
- 7:41 AM IST, June 8Security beefed up in the national capital ahead of Narendra Modi's oath-taking ceremony
- 7:20 AM IST, June 8Chidambaram lauds Congress, DMK performance in Tamil Nadu in LS poll results
- 7:16 AM IST, June 8‘He is the second leader after Nehru,’ says BJP's OP Choudhary on Modi's third term as PM
- 7:03 AM IST, June 8NC-Congress alliance gets 41 % vote share in J&K Lok Sabha elections
Election Results 2024 highlights: Narendra Modi has been elected as the NDA Parliamentary leader after a meeting of the alliance's newly elected MPs was held in the Parliament's central hall. Modi later met veteran BJP leaders Lal Krishna Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi at their residences. Modi also met ex-President Ram Nath Kovind....Read More
Later in the day, he met President Droupadi Murmu and staked a claim to form the government at the centre. She appointed Modi as the prime minister-designate on Friday after BJP chief J P Nadda handed her a letter on Modi's election as the leader of the BJP Parliamentary Party and NDA leaders submitted their letters of support.
Additionally, top officials from Delhi Police conducted a thorough security review at Rashtrapati Bhavan to prepare for Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony. Special security measures have also been arranged for foreign dignitaries attending the swearing-in ceremony, including enhanced protocols at three designated hotels where the dignitaries will be staying. In addition to on-ground security, Delhi Police issued a public advisory on Friday announcing a No-Fly Zone over the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi.
Meanwhile, the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha will likely begin around June 15, news agency PTI reported citing the sources.
The first session will commence in the third week of June, with the oath-taking by the newly elected candidates as members of the House, which is likely to continue for two days, after which a new Speaker will be elected. The next day, the sources said the president would address a joint meeting between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, thus formally inaugurating the session. However, the new Union Cabinet will take the final call on the session dates. The session is likely to conclude on June 22.
Lok Sabha elections 2024 results:
A simple majority of 272 seats is required to form the government. According to the Election Commission of India, the BJP won 240 seats, significantly lower than its 2019 tally of 303. The Congress made substantial gains, winning 99 seats. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured 293 seats, while the INDIA bloc crossed the 230 mark, posing stiff competition and defying predictions.
