New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday tendered his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu, who accepted it and asked him to continue till the new government assumes office, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said.
“The President has accepted the resignation and requested Shri Narendra Modi and the Council of Ministers to continue till the new Government assumes office,” the communique said.
Earlier in the day, the Union cabinet recommended the dissolution of the 17th Lok Sabha, according to sources.
The term of the current 17th Lok Sabha ends on June 16.
The ruling BJP’s final seat tally has stood at 240, a major fall from 2019 when it had clinched 303 seats. The overall tally of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has reached 292.
In contrast, the Congress won 99 seats, significantly improving on its 2019 tally when it had managed to get only 52 seats. The Opposition INDIA bloc has collectively bagged 232 seats.