Narendra Modi, who steered BJP and the NDA to a landslide victory in the Lok Sabha election, was appointed Prime Minister on 20th May, ushering in a new era of a non-Congress government with an absolute majority on its own in 30 years.
Modi's call on the President came after he was unanimously elected leader of the BJP parliamentary party and later at a combined meeting of the BJP and its allies constituting the NDA as leader of the coalition.
Later, a Rashtrapati Bhawan communique said as Modi has been elected leader of the BJP parliamentary party and BJP has majority support in the House of the People, the President appointed him the Prime Minister of India and requested him to advise the names of members of the council of ministers.
In his brief interaction with reporters outside Rashtrapati Bhawan, Modi displayed the President's letter appointing him to the top post.
Earlier the President greeted Modi on his landslide victory.
Modi's call on the President came after he was unanimously elected leader of the BJP parliamentary party and later at a combined meeting of the BJP and its allies constituting the NDA as leader of the coalition.
Later, a Rashtrapati Bhawan communique said as Modi has been elected leader of the BJP parliamentary party and BJP has majority support in the House of the People, the President appointed him the Prime Minister of India and requested him to advise the names of members of the council of ministers.
In his brief interaction with reporters outside Rashtrapati Bhawan, Modi displayed the President's letter appointing him to the top post.
Earlier the President greeted Modi on his landslide victory.
