The political parties have intensified their efforts for the formation of a government after announcement of results for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
The BJP led NDA has secured absolute majority in the General Elections by winning 292 seats. Results of all 543 Lok Sabha seats have been declared. The BJP alone has secured 240 seats. Telugu Desam Party won 16 seats and JD(U) 12.
The I.N.D.I.A bloc has bagged 233 seats. Others have won 18 seats in the lower house of Parliament.
The Congress secured 99 seats. Samajwadi Party got 37 seats while Trinamool Congress 29. DMK managed to win 22 seats.
Union Cabinet meeting was held at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence in New Delhi today. Union Ministers Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Rajnath Singh and other cabinet ministers were present in the meeting. The meeting came a day after NDA’s victory in the Lok Sabha polls.
A meeting of BJP led NDA alliance MPs is expected to take place on Friday in New Delhi. Newly elected MPs of BJP, TDP, JDU, LJP (R), Shiv Sena (Shinde Faction) and other constituents parties of NDA are likely to attend the meeting.
Meanwhile, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is scheduled to meet in New Delhi today to chalk out the future course of action to form the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the third consecutive term.
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Chief N Chandrababu Naidu also held a press conference at his residence in Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh this morning before leaving for Delhi to attend the NDA meeting. Mr Naidu thanked the people of the state for giving TDP a historic victory. He reiterated that this victory is the combined efforts of TDP, Jana Sena and the BJP. He also said that NDA will usher in prosperity for Andhra Pradesh.
Meanwhile, INDIA bloc meeting is also scheduled to be held in the national capital this evening. In a social media post, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said that Alliance leaders will be meeting at 6 PM to discuss the election results and strategy thereafter.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has arrived in New Delhi. He is scheduled to participate in the NDA alliance meeting. On being asked about the government formation, Nitish Kumar said that the government will be formed now. JDU MP Sanjay Jha who was accompanying Mr Kumar said NDA has emerged victorious in Bihar. He also added that Mr Kumar will attend the NDA meeting this evening.
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) leader Chirag Paswan has also arrived in New Delhi to attend the NDA meeting. His party has bagged five seats in the Lok Sabha elections from Bihar.
The JD(U) today said that it fully supports the Narendra Modi-led NDA alliance. On being asked if the party will consider switching sides under any circumstances, Party spokesperson K C Tyagi said that the reasons JDU came out of the I.N.D.I.A bloc still exist and there is no question of going back.
Mr Tyagi also said that his party seeks special status for the development of Bihar. He also alleged that I.N.D.I.A bloc has become the Centre of rumour mongering and neither Congress nor I.N.D.I.A bloc has the numbers to form the government.