Modi set to become PM again

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance - which won 293 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha election to push past the majority mark of 272 –is going to form the new government.

Narendra Modi will be sworn in on Saturday as the Prime Minister for a historic third consecutive term. 

Mr Modi was unanimously chosen as the leader of the alliance Wednesday afternoon.

Earlier NDA leaders met at Mr Modi's residence to review the election results and discuss government formation.

That delegation was to include Telugu Desam Party boss Chandrababu Naidu and Janata Dal leader Nitish Kumar, whose combined 28 seats are needed to ensure the BJP's coalition stays above water.

Mr Naidu's TDP won 16 Lok Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh (and a simultaneous Assembly election to return as Chief Minister) and Nitish Kumar's JDU picked up 12 seats in Bihar.