National Democratic Alliance (NDA) headed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unanimously selected Narendra Modi as the grouping's leader, paving the way for his return as Prime Minister of India for a historic third term in a row.
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«We are all proud that the NDA fought the 2024 Lok Sabha polls unitedly under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and won,» the coalition said in a resolution passed at the meeting on Wednesday, a day after votes were counted. «We all NDA leaders unanimously elect Narendra Modi as our leader.»
NDA leaders including TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu and JDU leader and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar met at the Prime Minister's official residence here a day after the NDA won a majority of seats in the Lok Sabha election. Naidu, who's set to become Andhra Pradesh chief minister, and Kumar are the BJP's most important allies as their parties won a crucial number of seats that ensure the NDA's majority in the Lok Sabha.
At the meeting, the parties congratulated Modi for leading the NDA back to power for the third time in a row, with Kumar saying that there «should not be any delay» in government formation.