Narendra Modi Appointed Prime Minister: NDA Delegation Secures Presidential Approval

New Delhi, 07 June 2024: A National Democratic Alliance (NDA) delegation, led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Shri J. P. Nadda, met with the President at Rashtrapati Bhavan today at 2:30 PM to submit a formal letter announcing the election of Shri Narendra Modi as the Leader of the BJP Parliamentary Party. The delegation also presented letters of support from various NDA constituent parties.

The delegation included senior BJP leaders Shri Rajnath Singh, Shri Amit Shah, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, and Dr. C.N. Manjunath, as well as prominent leaders from allied parties such as Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu (Telugu Desam Party), Shri Nitish Kumar and Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh (Janata Dal (United)), Shri Eknath Shinde (Shiv Sena), Shri H.D. Kumaraswamy (Janata Dal (Secular)), Shri Chirag Paswan (Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)), and several others.

Upon reviewing the letters of support, the President confirmed that the BJP-led NDA alliance, the largest pre-election coalition, holds the majority support in the newly constituted 18th Lok Sabha, thus ensuring a stable government formation. Exercising her authority under Article 75(1) of the Constitution of India, the President appointed Shri Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India.

The President has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to propose the date and time for the swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan and to provide the list of individuals to be appointed as members of the Union Council of Ministers.