PM Modi submits resignation to President Droupadi Murmu

05 Jun 2024 Evaluate

A day after the declaration of the election results, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has submitted his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi. President accepted his resignation and requested the PM and the Union Council of Ministers to continue in office till the new Government is formed. PM Modi is likely to take oath for a third consecutive term on Saturday, June 8 and swearing-in ceremony of the Union Cabinet is also likely to take place the same day. The term of the current 17th Lok Sabha ends on June 16. 

After the results, PM thanked the people for ‘placing their faith’ in NDA for third consecutive time as BJP led alliance is set for a historic third ter. He added, ‘I bow to the Janata Janardan for this affection and assure them that we will continue the good work done in the last decade to keep fulfilling the aspirations of people. I also salute all our Karyakartas for their hard work. Words will never do justice to their exceptional efforts’. Modi retained his Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, defeating the Congress' Ajay Rai by less than 1.5 lakh votes to become a three-time MP. Winning from Varanasi, Modi equallad Jawaharlal Nehru’s record as prime minister for a third consecutive term.

The BJP is set to form the government with the help of its allies, as it stopped short of a majority, claiming 240 seats. The NDA, meanwhile, got 293 seats in the 543-member House. The opposition party Congress bagged 99 seats, and the INDIA bloc together won 233 seats.

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