PM leaves for India to attend swearing-in ceremony of Modi

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for New Delhi tomorrow to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India for a third consecutive term.

The press wing of the Prime Minister confirmed the matter on Thursday (June 6) morning.

Earlier, India's 18th general election was held in seven phases starting on April 19 and ending on June 1. On Tuesday (June 4), in results, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won 293 seats, more than 20 more than the 272 required to form the government.

On Wednesday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited his Bangladeshi counterpart to attend the swearing-in ceremony of his government during a conversation over telephone. Sheikh Hasina accepted the invitation.

Modi is likely to take oath on June 8 as the BJP-led NDA scraped past the majority mark to win 293 seats in the 18th Lok Sabha elections while the opposition INDIA bloc, secured 234 seats.