Narendra Modi swearing-in ceremony as PM on May 30
New Delhi : After getting landslide victory in the 17th Lok Sabha elections, Narendra Modi will be sworn as Prime Minister for the second term on May 30, 2019. The ceremony will be held around 5 pm.
The 2019 Indian general election was held in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May 2019 to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha. The counting of votes took place on 23 May, and on the same day the results were declared. About 900 million Indian citizens were eligible to vote in one of the seven phases depending on the region. The 2019 elections attracted a turnout of over 67 per cent – the highest ever in the history of Indian general elections, as well the highest recorded participation in Indian elections by women.
According to the preliminary official results released by the Election Commission of India for 542 of the 543 constituencies after the first 24 hours of counting, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had won 299 seats and retained its lead in another 4 constituencies, defying expectations and actually increasing its seat count to 303. Meanwhile the Indian National Congress party had won 52. The alliance partners of these two main parties and other un-aligned parties had won or were in the lead in 187. In order to become the official opposition party in the Lok Sabha, a party must win 10 per cent of the total number of seats, or 55 seats. The largest opposition party, the Indian National Congress, once again failed to attain this number. Thus, India remains without an official opposition party. Modi declared victory and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi conceded defeat on count day.
