Lok Sabha Results: TDP boss Chandrababu Naidu and Janata Dal (United)'s Nitish Kumar with PM Modi.
The Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar along with Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu will meet President Droupadi Murmu today to present the comprehensive list of newly-elected Members of Parliament (MPs) to start the formation of the 18th Lok Sabha.
After that President will invite the largest party to form the government.
On Wednesday the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) unanimously passed a resolution to elect Narendra Modi as their leader for the third time.
The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance - which won 293 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha election to push past the majority mark of 272.
The NDA leaders met at PM Modi's residence to review the election result and discuss government formation. That delegation was to include Telugu Desam Party boss Chandrababu Naidu and Janata Dal leader Nitish Kumar, whose combined 28 seats are needed to ensure the BJP's coalition stays above water.
Here Are The Highlights On Lok Sabha Election Results 2024:
Poll Body Chief, Members Meet President Murmu, Give Details of New MPs
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar along with two election commissioners on Thursday presented details of newly elected Lok Sabha members to President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here.
The meeting is part of the process for the formation of the next or the 18th Lok Sabha.
CEC Rajiv Kumar, accompanied by Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, met the President at 4.30 pm, a statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan said.
"A copy of the notification issued by the Election Commission of India, in terms of Section 73 of the Representation of People's Act, 1951, containing the names of the members elected to the House of the People following the General Elections to the 18th Lok Sabha, was submitted by them to the President," it said.
The section mandates "publication of results of general elections to the House of the People and the State Legislative Assemblies and of names of persons nominated thereto".
Model Code Of Conduct Lifted, Says Election Commission
The model code of conduct that came into force on March 16 with the announcement of the Lok Sabha election has been lifted.
In a communication to the Union Cabinet Secretary and state chief secretaries, the Election Commission said as results of Lok Sabha elections and assembly polls in Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, along with some assembly bypolls have been declared, "model code of conduct has ceased to be in operation with immediate effect".
The model code of conduct is a set of conventions agreed upon by all stakeholders and imposed during elections. Its objective is to keep the campaigning, polling and counting process orderly, clean and peaceful and check any abuse of state machinery and finances by the party in power.
"Must Revisit How Much We Could Deliver Through Agniveer": Chirag Paswan
Chirag Paswan, whose party has pulled off a stunner by winning all five Lok Sabha seats it contested, told NDTV today that he is in favour of a review of the Agnipath scheme and a nationwide caste census. Mr Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) is the second NDA ally after JDU to push for the Agnipath review and caste census.
Speaking to NDTV in an exclusive interview, the 41-year-old said the credit for his party's success goes to the people of Bihar. "I have gone through a bad phase for the longest period of my life, but the one thing that kept me going is that I was with the people of my state. I had that belief in myself. I had the blessings of my father," he said.
On Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's visit to India, Shaban Mahmood, press minister of Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi says, "Our PM Sheikh Hasina is coming tomorrow to take part in the oath ceremony program day after tomorrow. PM Narendra Modi has invited our PM and she has accepted the invite. There should be an important meeting between the two leaders although there is no other scheduled program."
Just In| Top leader from Nitish Kumar's party says government should reconsider Agniveer scheme
Update| NDA MPs to have a meeting tomorrow morning at Parliament Central Hall
Analysis: Biggest Takeaways From Election Results In 3 Southern StatesTamil Nadu : A DMK Sweep, BJP's Annamalai Comes Up Short
In Tamil Nadu, it is clear that state BJP president Annamalai's campaign and the party's overwhelming focus on breaching the Dravidian fortress has still failed to win seats.
The DMK-led INDIA alliance in the state has firmly held on to its bastion and won an absolute sweep - 39 of 39, one more than the 38 it won last time. Vote shares reflect that the AIADMK is clearly the second largest party, but the BJP too has a double-digit vote share at 11 per cent, placing third, ahead of the Congress's 10 per cent. But the Congress contested fewer seats than the BJP, so their vote shares may not be comparable.
"If He Is Kingmaker...": Tejashwi Yadav On Nitish Kumar's Role In NDARJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar should utilise his position as "kingmaker" in the NDA to ensure special status for Bihar.
"NDA has numbers but we want the government which will be formed to take care of Bihar and ensure that it gets special status. It is a good opportunity for Nitish Kumar if he is the kingmaker, he should make sure that Bihar gets a special status and conduct caste-based census in the entire country," Mr Yadav told news agency ANI, adding that for the first time, PM Modi's "magic was finished" and he would be dependent on NDA allies to form a government.
Victory for four Odisha women candidates in Lok Sabha electionsFour women candidates, all belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party, emerged victorious in the Lok Sabha elections in Odisha.
A total of 29 candidates contested in the 21 Lok Sabha seats in Odisha of whom four won and five came second in the polls.
Aparajita Sarangi, a former IAS officer and BJP candidate, retained her Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha seat for the second time by defeating her nearest BJD rival Manmath Kumar Routray by 35,152 votes.
Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo of the erstwhile Royal family of Patna in Bolangir district won the Bolangir Lok Sabha seat by defeating her nearest BJD rival Surendra Singh Bhoi by 1,32,664 votes.
BJP candidate Malvika Devi of the erstwhile Royal family of Kalahandi district won the Kalahandi Lok Sabha seat by 1,33,813 votes. She defeated BJD's Lambodar Nial.
In the Aska Lok Sabha constituency in Ganjam district, BJP's Anita Subhadarshini won by defeating her nearest BJD rival Ranjita Sahu by 99,974 votes.
In 2 Madhya Pradesh Seats, Father-Son Combo Fails To Ensure Congress WinAmong the states that handed over a 100 per cent result to the BJP in this election is Madhya Pradesh, where it swept all 29 seats. The Congress, which improved its overall tally this time, was wiped out in the heartland state, also losing the one seat it won in the 2019 polls.
The defeat on two seats in Madhya Pradesh will sting the Congress the most -- these are Chhindwara and Ratlam. Congress veteran Kamal Nath, who won the seat a record nine times since the 1980s, failed to ensure his son Nakul Nath's victory. In Ratlam, it was the other way round. Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Kantilal Bhuria lost despite his son being MLA in one of the Assembly segments in the Lok Sabha constituency.
Update| Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) calls a meeting of all MLAs of Delhi at the CM residence today at 5 pm. The meeting has been called over the Election results. All senior leaders of the party likely to be present at the meeting.
AAP MP Raghav Chadha arrives at the residence of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut. AAP MP Sanjay Singh is also present here.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrives at the residence of BJP national president JP Nadda. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is also present at the residence.
Update| To start the formation of 18th Lok Sabha, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar along with Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu will meet President Droupadi Murmu today to present the comprehensive list of newly-elected Members of Parliament (MPs).
TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and party leader Derek O'Brien leave from the residence of Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, in Delhi
PM Modi's Oath Ceremony On Saturday: What We Know So FarNarendra Modi is set to take oath as the Prime Minister for the third consecutive time on Saturday after his allies chose him as their leader at a key meeting in Delhi yesterday, sources told NDTV.
It is learnt that the leaders of a number of neighbouring countries - including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and Nepal - will attend Saturday's oath ceremony.
Just In| NCP meeting to be held at 11 am at the residence of Maharashtra Deputy CM and party chief Ajit Pawar, in Mumbai. All the ministers from the party to attend the meet.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath holds a meeting with senior officials of the state.
What Chandrababu Naidu, Nitish Kumar Want For Backing Modi 3.0With the BJP falling short of majority in Lok Sabha, its allies in NDA have started bargaining hard for plum ministries at the Centre. The allies, including Coalition-era veterans N Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar, are learnt to have put forward their demands in the NDA meeting held yesterday. No official word on what they have demanded is out yet, but hectic negotiations are on, it is learnt.
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Just In | Chief Election Commissioner to visit President's House this afternoon with the election results.
TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and party leader Derek O'Brien arrive at the residence of Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, in Delhi.
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya meets former Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy and his son and JD(S) Youth Wing President Nikhil Kumaraswamy, at their residence.
"If He Is Kingmaker...": Tejashwi Yadav On Nitish Kumar's Role In NDARJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar should utilise his position as "kingmaker" in the NDA to ensure special status for Bihar.
On Wednesday, photos of the RJD leader sitting with his former boss on a flight to Delhi went viral on social media. Both NDA and INDIA partners flew to the national capital to hold meetings after the Lok Sabha Election results failed to give a majority to the BJP.
After INDIA Meet, Mallikarjun Kharge's 'Right Step At Right Time' PromiseThe Opposition INDIA bloc, for now, will sit in the opposition benches, even though Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP are "subverting the will of the people," Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said today. But there was a caveat. "The INDIA bloc will continue to resist the fascist rule... We will take appropriate steps at the appropriate time to realise the people's desire not to be ruled by the BJP," he added, reading out a statement adopted by all the alliance partners after a strategy session at his Delhi residence.