Modi stakes claim to form government, swearing-in likely on May 30
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An NDA delegation, led by BJP President Amit Shah handed over to the President a letter stating that Narendra Modi had been elected leader of the BJP Parliamentary Party.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday to stake claim to form the government.
An NDA delegation led by BJP President Amit Shah handed over a letter to the President stating that Narendra Modi had been elected leader of the BJP Parliamentary Party.
An NDA delegation, led by Amit Shah, President, BJP, and comprising Prakash Singh Badal, Rajnath Singh, Nitish Kumar, Ram Vilas Paswan, Sushma Swaraj, Uddhav Thakeray, Nitin Gadkari, K. Palaniswami, Conrad Sangma and Neiphiu Rio, called on the President pic.twitter.com/DaWfDOoEsC
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) May 25, 2019
Letters of support from NDA constituent parties were also handed over to the President.
The delegation also comprised Prakash Singh Badal, Rajnath Singh, Nitish Kumar, Ram Vilas Paswan, Sushma Swaraj, Uddhav Thakeray, Nitin Gadkari, K. Palaniswami, Conrad Sangma and Neiphiu Rio, called on president.
Rashtrapati Bhavan said exercising powers vested in him under Article 75 (1) of the Constitution of India, President appointed Narendra Modi to the office of Prime Minister of India.
A letter stating that @narendramodi had been elected leader of the BJP Parliamentary Party was handed over to the President. Letters of support from NDA constituent parties were also handed over to the President
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) May 25, 2019
The President also requested Modi to advise him about the names of others to be appointed members of the Union Council of Ministers and to indicate the date and time of the swearing-in-ceremony to be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Watch: NDA Elects Narendra Modi as its Parliamentary Party Leader
The swearing-in ceremony is likely to take place on May 30.