NDA Leaders Strategize on Government Formation as Modi Set for Third Term

Senior BJP leaders and Union ministers, including Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh, have initiated discussions for government formation under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership. A meeting took place at BJP chief J P Nadda's residence. The NDA MPs are expected to formally elect Modi as their leader soon.

Senior BJP leaders, including Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh, held deliberations on Thursday as the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) set in motion its government formation efforts under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The meeting, which took place at BJP president J P Nadda's residence, is part of the party's exercise to reach out to allies over issues such as their share of ministerial berths and selecting probable candidates from within their ranks for the coalition government.

The NDA MPs are scheduled to meet on Friday to formally elect Modi as their leader, with the new government likely to be sworn in over the weekend. Preparing for his third consecutive term as head of a coalition government, Modi had on Wednesday chaired a meeting of ruling alliance members, who unanimously endorsed him as their leader.