PM Narendra Modi met LK Advani after a key NDA gathering today
New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met senior BJP leader LK Advani today before he went to stake claim to form government for a third consecutive time. PM Modi also met BJP veteran Murli Manohar Joshi at his home, and took his blessings.
The BJP won 240 seats, despite its “400-paar” campaign, while the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won 293 seats and crossed the majority mark in the 543-member Lok Sabha.
The NDA has chosen PM Modi as the leader of the alliance, which paved the way for his oath ceremony as Prime Minister for a third term.
Mr Advani, who was conferred India’s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna in February, had been a deputy prime minister. He also served as BJP chief for the longest time since the party was founded in 1980.
