- Monday, February 24, 2025
The president has accepted the resignation and requested Shri Narendra Modi and the Council of Ministers to continue till the new Government assumes office
By: Shubham Ghosh
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (5) tendered his resignation to president Droupadi Murmu, who accepted it and asked him to continue till the new government assumes office, a communique from the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the president’s official residence, said.
Sources said he Modu could take oath as the prime minister for the third time on June 8.
The term of the current Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Indian parliament) concludes on June 16.
“The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, met the President today and tendered his resignation along with the Council of Ministers.
“The President has accepted the resignation and requested Shri Narendra Modi and the Council of Ministers to continue till the new Government assumes office,” the communique said.
Earlier in the day, the Union cabinet recommended the dissolution of the current and 17th Lok Sabha, according to sources.
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Prime Minister @narendramodi called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Prime Minister tendered his resignation along with the Union Council of Ministers. The President accepted the resignation and requested the Prime Minister and the Union Council of Ministers… pic.twitter.com/1ZeSwQFU1y
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) June 5, 2024
The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party won a majority in the general elections on Tuesday (4) but its seat numbers came down.
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While the NDA is still comfortably above the majority mark of 272 in the 543-member Lok Sabha, the BJP, which won 240 seats, has fallen short of the magic number for the first time since 2014 and is critically dependent on its allies for government formation.
The Congress, part of the opposition INDIA alliance, won 99 seats in the elections as against 52 in 2019, eating into the BJP’s share in states such as Rajasthan and Haryana.
(With PTI inputs)
