Narendra Modi appointed Prime Minister for a second term
Tuesday, 28/05/2019 16:20 (GMT+7)
President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Narendra Modi to the office of Prime Minister (PM) of India, hours after he was elected the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as well as the National Democratic Alliance.
Indian PM Narendra Modi (Photo: AFP/VNA)
"Exercising powers vested in him under Article 75 (1) of the Constitution of India, President Kovind today appointed Narendra Modi to the office of PM of India," said the official Twitter account of the President of India.
President Ram Nath Kovind said in a tweet that he also asked Modi to forward the names of those to be appointed as ministers in his government and the date for swearing-in for his second five-year term as PM.
The Election Commission announced that the BJP had won 303 out of 542 seats in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament, after the official vote count from the six-week-long election was completed last week.
The BJP’s top rival, the Indian National Congress led by Rahul Gandhi, won 52 seats, and the All India Trinamool Congress led by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee won 22.
Media reports said that PM Narendra Modi will likely be sworn in by President Ram Nath Kovind on May 30th./.
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