The Maharashtra government today, June 6, hailed the Election Commission's notification to lift the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in the state except in the Graduates and Teachers’ constituencies where biennial elections to the Legislative Council are slated for June 26. The ECI notice gave a major relief to the state government, which is striving to tackle the drought situation in various parts of Maharashtra effectively.
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Mumbai, June 6: The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders unanimously elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi as their leader on Wednesday, June 5. TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, LJP(R) leader Chirag Paswan, and NCP leader Praful Patel were among those who attended the NDA meeting. Earlier in the day, PM Narendra Modi submitted his resignation, along with his council of ministers, to President Droupadi Murmu ahead of the formation of the next Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government.
The term of the 17th Lok Sabha ends on June 16. The development comes a day after the India General Election Results were announced. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, which won a majority in the Lok Sabha Election Results, is likely to form government at the centre with the swearing-in ceremony of PM Narendra Modi likely taking place on June 8. Lok Sabha Elections Results 2024: Vladimir Putin, Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden Among 75 World Leaders Who Congratulated Narendra Modi on Victory.
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Janata Dal-United (JDU), the potential "kingmakers", gave the green signal to the BJP-led NDA to form the government. Meanwhile, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni congratulated PM Modi on his victory in the General polls. Meloni said she was certain they would continue to work together to strengthen the friendship that unites Italy and India. A court in Delhi on Wednesday, June 5, dismissed an application for interim bail on medical grounds moved by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case.
While dismissing the bail application, special Judge Kaveri Baweja directed the Tihar jail authorities to take care of Kejriwal's medical needs while in judicial custody. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra penned an emotional message for her brother and party leader Rahul Gandhi. In her post on X, Vadra said that Rahul Gandhi kept standing, no matter what they said and did to him. She also said that her brother never stopped fighting for the truth. What Is the Oath of the Prime Minister of India? Who Administers the Oath of Office and Secrecy to PM?.
US President Joe Biden, Russian President Vladimir Putin, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron were among the dozens of world leaders who congratulated PM Narendra Modi on the BJP-led NDA's victory in the India General Elections 2024.
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