Lok Sabha election results: PM Modi confident of forming govt, INDIA bloc to chalk out post-poll strategy
Lok Sabha election results: The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, one day after the results of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Lok Sabha election results: The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, one day after the results of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
The Prime Minister announced Tuesday evening that the NDA would form the government for the third time.
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA and the Opposition INDIA alliance are scheduled to meet on Wednesday to plan future political actions.
The Election Commission completed declaring all of the results for all 543 Lok Sabha constituencies by uploading the results of votes polled in Beed constituency in Maharashtra on the Election Commission website early on Wednesday morning. The BJP won 240 seats and the Congress 99 seats.
The Union Cabinet is expected to meet today around 11:30 a.m. in Delhi.
Today, the NDA leaders will gather at Prime Minister Modi's house, 7 Lok Kalyan Marg. The meeting is slated for approximately 3:30 p.m.
Key figures, including Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, are likely to attend the NDA gathering.
The INDIA bloc meeting will take place in the national capital at approximately 6 p.m.
The counting of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections took place on Tuesday. According to the Election Commission of India, the BJP won 240 seats, down from 303 in 2019. The Congress, on the other hand, had a significant expansion, winning 99 seats. The INDIA bloc surpassed the 230 mark, posing strong challenges and surpassing all expectations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won a third term, but the BJP will need the backing of other parties in his alliance, including JD(U) president Nitish Kumar and TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu.