Modi submits resignation to President 

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi has submitted resignation to President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan after cabinet recommended dissolution of parliament's lower house.

Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired the last meeting of the outgoing Union cabinet which recommended dissolution of the 17th Lok Sabha, setting in motion the process of formation of the next government.

Modi drove down to Rashtrapati Bhavan to call on President Droupadi Murmu soon after.

“The Prime Minister met the President and tendered his resignation along with the Council of Ministers. The President has accepted the resignation and requested Narendra Modi and the Council of Ministers to continue till the new government assumes office,” a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said.

At 293 seats, the NDA is comfortably above the majority mark of 272 in the 543-member Lok Sabha. 

The BJP, which secured 240 seats, had fallen short of the halfway mark for the first time since 2014, and is dependent on its allies for government formation.