After a stunning victory in the national elections and staking claim form new government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Gujarat for a public meeting today. In Ahmedabad, PM Modi paid his tributes at Sardar Patel's statue today evening and is now speaking at a rally. PM also visited his mother to seek her blessings.
Yesterday, PM Modi was unanimously elected as leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at a parliamentary meeting. Later, he met President Ram Nath Kovind and staked claim to form a new government at the centre.
The BJP's performance exceeded its tally of 2014, crossing the 300-mark just three hours into counting. Overall, the NDA has won or is leading in nearly 350 seats - the counting is still on. In 2014, the party won 282 seats, the NDA had won 336. It was the first time in more than three decades that a single party won majority on its own.
Here are the LIVE updates on PM Modi's visit to Gujarat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets his mother Heeraben Modi at her residence in Gandhinagar and seeks her blessings. #Gujarat pic.twitter.com/qWEwnJo1Y9
- ANI (@ANI) May 26, 2019
PM Modi arrives in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, will meet his mother soon to seek her blessings
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 26, 2019
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