Bharat Express

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Today, Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony takes place at 7:15 PM at Rashtrapati Bhavan. President Droupadi Murmu will administer the oath to Prime Minister Modi and his Union Council of Ministers.

In order to obtain 99 seats, the Congress gave its best showing since 2009. Only 52 seats were gained by the party in 2019 (Rahul Gandhi resigned as leader), compared to just 44 in 2014.

Modi outlined his plans for a third term in his first statement following the results of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday night.

With Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) Chief Nitish Kumar, President of Lok Jan Shakti Party (Ram Vilas), Chirag Paswan, and Hindustan Awam Morcha(HAM) President, Jitan Ram Majhi will also attend the meeting. 

It was believed that the NDA held a lead in more than 290 seats. With more over 230 seats, the INDIA bloc held the advantage.

In Lucknow, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, seeking a third term, is leading over SP's Ravidas Mehrotra and BSP candidate Sarwar Malik.

Indian equity indices fell sharply Tuesday amid early Lok Sabha election results showing a tight contest between the NDA and the INDIA bloc.

The Exit Poll findings were released on Saturday evening, immediately after the conclusion of the seventh and final phase of polling.

HD Revanna, a JD(S) MLA, faces his own legal troubles, accused of molestation and kidnapping. He was recently arrested but released on bail.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday claimed that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has already won more than 270 seats in the first four phases of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.