PM Modi on Tuesday addressed the BJP workers at the party headquarters.
The Lok Sabha elections defied exit poll projections on Tuesday with the ruling BJP falling short of the majority mark of 272. However, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by BJP, is poised to form the government with Modi getting a third term.
Modi will equal the record of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru of being sworn in as the prime minister for three straight terms.
Several exit polls had predicted a massive sweep by the Modi-led NDA. However, the exit poll projections turned out to be wrong.
However, the opposition INDIA bloc put up a strong performance by bagging 233 seats. The Congress won 100 seats, up from its 2019 tally of 52.
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PM Modi on J &K:
On Jammu and Kashmir, PM Modi said “In this election, the voters of Jammu and Kashmir have shown unprecedented enthusiasm by voting in record numbers.
They have shown the mirror to anti-India elements who defame the country in the world.
I bow before the people of the country on this victory.”
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