Narendra Modi elected BJP parliamentary party leader,Narendra Modi was elected leader of the BJP parliamentary party
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Narendra Modi was elected leader of the BJP parliamentary party
NEW DELHI: Narendra Modi was elected leader of the BJP parliamentary party, paving the way to his becoming the Prime Minister.
At a meeting held on Tuesday, Senior leader and former deputy Prime Minister LK Advani proposed Narendra Modi's name which was seconded by senior leaders Murli Manohar Joshi, Sushma Swaraj, M Venkaiah Naidu, Arun Jaitley, Nitin Gadkari and others.
Speaking on the occasion, Advani said the occasion is historic and will be etched in people's memory. An emotional Advani said that he agrees that this historic victory of the party led by Modi is a historic occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Modi said, "I am grateful to all the party leaders for the immense support and blessings he [Modi] has got." Modi got emotional while making a mention of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee and said he wished he had been keeping well and present there on the occasion.
Modi said the massive victory the BJP has got leaves its leaders with a lot of responsibility. "A position is not always important. The service to the nation is," he added.
The Modi-led BJP won a staggering 282 seats in the 545-member Lok Sabha, becoming the first non-Congress party since independence to get a majority on its own. The meeting, which was held in the central hall of Parliament, will be followed by a meeting of NDA allies.
After Modi's election as parliamentary party leader, the BJP-led NDA will stake claim to form a new government at the Centre. Party president Rajnath Singh said that Modi was visiting the central hall for the first time.