President invites PM Narendra Modi to form government, start second term in office
Hindustan TimesPresident Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday evening appointed Narendra Modi as Prime Minister, minutes after leaders of the 40-member national coalition NDA called on him after electing the prime minister as the coalition’s leader. Narendra Modi stakes claim for second term at meeting with President Kovind President Kovind’s office tweeted that PM Modi had been asked to indicate the date of the swearing in ceremony to be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan and list the names of his council of ministers. “President today gave me a letter designating me as the Prime Minister… The country has given me a huge mandate and the mandate comes with the expectations of the people,” PM Modi said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to hit the ground running with a 1,000-day agenda that will run up to the first half of 2022 which will also mark the 75th anniversary of India’s independence, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said on condition of anonymity.