Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: All the members of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) have extended their support to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi as alliance leader. The development has come after a key NDA meeting which took place at Prime Minister's residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, a day after Lok Sabha election results to discuss the next government formation.
The meeting of the NDA partners at Prime Minister's residence was attended by Bihar CM and JDU chief Nitish Kumar, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Chandrababu Naidu, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Chirag Paswan, Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) Jayant Chaudhary, HD Kumaraswamy, Jitan Ram Manjhi, Anupriya Patel, Eknath Shinde besides top BJP leadership incuding Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, JP Nadda and others.
Discussions from the NDA meeting held at PM’s residence:
- All leaders congratulated the PM for his leadership and the strides our nation has made under him. They appreciated PM’s hard work and efforts in nation-building.
- NDA partners said that the PM has a clear vision for Viksit Bharat and they are partners in this goal.
- They lauded the PM’s role in increasing India’s pride in the world.
- NDA leaders lauded PM’s efforts towards Poverty eradication and pledged to continue the good work.
- PM said that this was a historic mandate for 3rd consecutive government which was last received in India 60 years back.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the single largest party, winning 240 seats in the Lok Sabha elections 2024, falling short of the absolute majority which is - 272 -required to form the government, but together with the NDA, the saffron camp has a total of 292 seats, way more than the halfway mark.
With the BJP falling short of a majority in the Lok Sabha and needing the NDA allies to form the government at the Centre, Bihar Chief Minister and JD (U) head Nitish Kumar and TDP's N Chandrababu Naidu have emerged as potential kingmakers.
While Kumar's party was leading or had won 12 seats, the TDP was leading or had won 16 Lok Sabha seats, according to the latest election commission data.
According to reports, PM Modi-led NDA may stake claim to form the next government as latest by today evening.
On the other side, the INDIA bloc, led by Congress grabbed a total of 232 seats, after the Grand Old Party, Samajwadi Party, Mamata Banerjee's TMC made gains in their seats tally, compared to 2019 elections.
World leaders congratulate Modi
Several world leaders, including Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, have congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the victory of the BJP-led NDA coalition in the general elections and expressed their desire to work closely with him.
"Congratulations to @narendramodi on the new electoral victory and my warmest wishes for good work. Certain that we will continue to work together to strengthen the friendship that unites Italy and India and consolidate cooperation on the various issues that bind us, for the well-being of our Nations and our peoples," Meloni said in a post on X.
"I extend my warmest congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on being reelected for a third consecutive term. May the friendship between India and Israel continue to surge towards new heights. Badhaai Ho !", Netanyahu tweeted on social media platform X.
Ukrainian President Zelensky welcomed the successful holding of the world's largest democratic elections in India.
"Congratulations to Prime Minister @NarendraModi, the BJP, and BJP-led NDA on the third consecutive victory in India's parliamentary elections. I wish the people of India peace and prosperity, and I hope for continued cooperation between our countries. India and Ukraine share common values and a rich history. May our partnership continue to thrive, bringing progress and mutual understanding for our nations," he said.
"Everyone in the world recognises the significance and weight of India's role in global affairs. It is critical that we all work together to ensure a just peace for all nations.
In this regard, we also look forward to seeing India attend the Peace Summit," he said.
An international peace summit concerning the Russia-Ukrainian war is planned to be held in Burgenstock Resort in Switzerland on June 15–16.
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