Union Cabinet Passes Resolution to Dissolve 16th Lok Sabha
The Union Cabinet on Friday passed the resolution to dissolve the 16th Lok Sabha. The meet was held a day after the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections in which the NDA is all set to retain power.
New Delhi, May 24: The Union Cabinet on Friday passed the resolution to dissolve the 16th Lok Sabha. The meeting was held a day after the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections in which the NDA is all set to retain power. Piyush Goyal, Nirmala Sitharaman, Prakash Javadekar were present in the meeting. Arun Jaitley did not attend the Union Cabinet meeting due to ill health. Amit Shah to be Home Minister? PM Narendra Modi May Induct New Faces in Union Cabinet; Here's Who May Make It to The List.
Narendra Modi, who chaired the meeting, will meet President Ram Nath Kovind to handover the resolution to make way for the 17th Lok Sabha. After this, the Election Commission of India (ECI) will issue formal notification constituting the new house. Meanwhile, the dates of swearing-in of Prime Minister and Union Ministers are yet to be decided. Modi Factor And More, Here's What Worked For BJP in Lok Sabha Elections 2019.
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The 17th Lok Sabha has to be constituted before June 3 and the process to form a new House will be initiated when the three Election Commissioners meet the President in the next few days to hand over the list of newly-elected members.
The BJP has attained a full majority in Lok Sabha after winning over 300 seats in parliamentary elections. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance won in 349, while the Indian National Congress and its allies secured 89 of 542 Lok Sabha seats.
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