NEW DELHI, India – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday tendered his resignation along with the Council of Ministers to President Droupadi Murmu.
The President accepted the resignation, but requested Shri Narendra Modi and the Council of Ministers to continue till the new government assumes office
Modi is likely to be sworn in as the Prime Minister for a third consecutive term on June 8 evening, sources told India Today.
The NDA scraped past the majority mark to win 292 seats, but the BJP fell short of the majority on its own. If the NDA forms the government, Modi will be the second leader to retain power for a third term after former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
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Modi’s resignation was a part of the protocol which is followed before the next government is formed in the country.
The Election Commission of India released the official data on its website early Wednesday, suggesting that the ruling National Democratic Alliance, led by Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, is to form the next government.
