Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Friday unanimously elected leader of the National Democratic Alliance parliamentary party at a meeting held at in the Central Hall of old Parliament building. His election as NDA leader paved the way for him to be sworn in a Prime Minister for a historic third consecutive term on Sunday (June 9). Leaders of all NDA allies, including Telugu Desam Party, Janata Dal(U) and others, came to the rostrum to support a resolution moved by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and seconded by Home Minister Amit Shah for electing Modi as NDA parliamentary party leader. TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and leaders of all NDA parties applauded Modi’s performance and extended their support. In his acceptance speech, Modi described the recent victory as a “Maha Vijay” (grand victory) for NDA. He said the opposition tried to paint the election results as a defeat, “but we didn’t lose, we never lost and we shall never lose”.
