On June 9 at 7:15 p.m., Narendra Modi will take the oath of office as prime minister for the third time, Rashtrapati Bhavan announced on Friday. On that day, the members of his council of ministers would also take the oath of office.
Prior to this, Modi met with President Droupadi Murmu and declared his intention to lead the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in forming a government.
As the head of the BJP Parliamentary Party and NDA leaders presented their letters of support, J P Nadda, the chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), gave her a letter regarding Modi’s election.
“Exercising powers vested in her under Article 75 (1) of the Constitution of India, President Droupadi Murmu today appointed @narendramodi to the office of Prime Minister of India,” the President’s office posted on X.
“The President requested Shri Narendra Modi to: i) advise her about the names of other persons to be appointed members of the Union Council of Ministers; and ii) indicate the date and time of the swearing-in-ceremony to be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan,” the Rashtrapati Bhavan added.
“This is the first election after Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. For the third time, the NDA government has been given a chance by the people to serve the country. I want to thank the people of this country for giving us this chance,” Modi said at a briefing after his meeting with the President.
“I assure the people that the government will not fail in fulfilling their aspirations in the third term. I assure the people of the country that in the last two terms, the speed with which the country has moved forward, change is visible in every sector and for 25 crore people to move out of poverty is a proud moment for every Indian,” he added.
Modi, 73, was formally selected as the leader of the NDA. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Janata Dal (United), whose backing is essential to the ruling alliance, approved the idea.
The NDA is comfortably placed with 293 MPs in the 543-member Lok Sabha. Out of these, BJP is the single largest party with 240 seats. In the 2019 elections, the BJP had secured 303 seats.
