NDA Elects PM Modi As Leader, INDIA Bloc To Fight

way2barak, 5 June: The NDA members on Wednesday unanimously elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi as their leader during a meeting chaired by PM Modi himself. The NDA MPs are set to meet on June 7 to formally elect PM Modi as their leader, after which they will submit their letters of support to the President.

TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar dismissed suggestions of defecting to the opposition and reaffirmed their commitment to the NDA.

After attending the NDA meeting to discuss the formation of the new government, TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu confirmed that the TDP is aligned with the NDA. He posed the question, “How can we contest elections collectively if we are not part of the NDA?”, stressing the importance of being part of the alliance.
The presence of Naidu and Nitish Kumar at the NDA meeting holds significant importance, as their parties’ support is crucial for the BJP to form the government. This time, the BJP fell 32 seats short of the majority mark of 272 and will need to rely on its allies to form a government.

 statement following the INDIA bloc’s first meeting after the Lok Sabha poll results, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge announced that the alliance partners would take necessary actions at the appropriate moment to fulfill the public’s desire not to be governed by the BJP.

The nearly two-hour meeting, seen as the opposition keeping its options open and not immediately staking claim to form a government, concluded with the leaders resolving to persist in their struggle against the BJP’s “fascist rule” led by Narendra Modi, while expressing gratitude to the people for their immense support to the INDIA bloc.

Kharge, reading from a statement adopted unanimously by all alliance members, said, “We will take appropriate steps at the appropriate time to realise people’s desire not to be ruled by the BJP’s government.” He emphasized that this decision was made collectively by all INDIA bloc constituents.

On the other hand, the INDIA bloc also held a meeting where they resolved to continue their fight against the BJP’s rule and take appropriate steps to realize the people’s desire not to be ruled by the BJP government. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge also invited parties sharing a commitment to the Constitution’s values to join the INDIA bloc.