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| BJP's Narendra Modi to meet president to form India government | |
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| India's PM-elect Narendra Modi is due to meet the president to formally claim his right to form the government after his BJP won a landslide victory in the general election. | |
| The BJP's 282 MPs elected Mr Modi as the leader of the parliamentary party at a meeting on Tuesday. | The BJP's 282 MPs elected Mr Modi as the leader of the parliamentary party at a meeting on Tuesday. |
| Mr Modi has been holding a series of meetings to finalise his cabinet. | Mr Modi has been holding a series of meetings to finalise his cabinet. |
| The BJP won a landslide majority in parliament and will be able to govern without coalition partners. | The BJP won a landslide majority in parliament and will be able to govern without coalition partners. |
| The date for Mr Modi's swearing in as the prime minister has still not been announced, although reports say that it could happen at the weekend. | The date for Mr Modi's swearing in as the prime minister has still not been announced, although reports say that it could happen at the weekend. |
| On Tuesday, the BJP's newly-elected MPs met in the parliament house to elect Mr Modi as their leader. | |
| His name was proposed by senior BJP leader LK Advani and seconded by several senior leaders, including Murli Manohar Joshi, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley. | |
| In a few hours, Mr Modi and other senior party leaders are expected to meet President Pranab Mukherjee. | |
| Later in the day, he is expected to return to Gujarat for a public meeting in Ahmedabad city. | Later in the day, he is expected to return to Gujarat for a public meeting in Ahmedabad city. |
| Narendra Modi secured the most decisive election victory in India in three decades, campaigning on promises to revive the economy. | Narendra Modi secured the most decisive election victory in India in three decades, campaigning on promises to revive the economy. |
| The Congress party finished with just 44 of the 543 seats and under 20% of the vote in what was its worst ever performance. | The Congress party finished with just 44 of the 543 seats and under 20% of the vote in what was its worst ever performance. |