The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is set to hold a meeting of its newly elected MPs at the central hall of the Parliament on Friday, June 7. According to the information, the newly-elected MPs will also choose Narendra Modi as their leader, paving the way for him to take oath as Prime Minister for a third term. The swearing-in ceremony is likely to be held on Sunday (June 9), however, official confirmation on the final date is yet to come.
Following Narendra Modi's election as the leader of the NDA, Members of Parliament, key figures from the coalition, including TDP's N Chandrababu Naidu and JDU's Nitish Kumar, are likely to accompany the Prime Minister to meet with President Droupadi Murmu. During this meeting, they intend to present her
with the list of parliamentarians who are backing PM Modi, news agency PTI reported citing some alliance members.
Meanwhile, senior BJP leaders also met at the party's national president JP Nadda's residence in what was seen as part of the party's exercise to reach out to allies over issues like their share of ministerial berths and pick the probables from within their party for the coalition government. Preparing to take oath for a third straight term as the head of a coalition government, PM Modi on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the ruling alliance's members who unanimously elected him as its leader. A resolution passed at the meeting said the NDA government will continue working to lift people's living standards for the country's all-round development while conserving its heritage.