Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe will arrive in the national capital on June 9 to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ceremony.
Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal confirmed his visit following a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Modi on Wednesday evening, during which PM Modi extended an invitation to his Nepalese counterpart for the ceremony.
The Nepalese Prime Minister, for his part, confirmed his attendance and a formal announcement is expected soon.
“During Wednesday afternoon’s telephone conversation between two leaders, the invitation was extended to the Nepali Prime Minister to attend the swearing-in ceremony. The Nepali Prime Minister also confirmed the attendance. A formal announcement will be made soon,” the senior said official. he told ANI seeking anonymity.
This development comes after Prime Minister Dahal, commonly known as `Prachanda`, congratulated Prime Minister Modi on Tuesday on the “electoral success” of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the recent Lok Sabha elections. , marking his third consecutive term.
Prachanda also praised the enthusiastic participation of the Indian electorate and hailed the completion of the world’s largest democratic exercise.
On the same day, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe also accepted Prime Minister Modi’s invitation to attend his swearing-in ceremony.
Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe congratulated Prime Minister Modi on the election victory of the BJP-led NDA through a phone call.
During their conversation, Prime Minister Modi invited President Wickremesinghe to his swearing-in ceremony, which the Sri Lankan president accepted.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka on June 8 to attend Prime Minister Modi’s swearing-in ceremony.
“Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for Delhi at 11 am on Saturday, June 8 and will return home at noon on June 10 after attending the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, due to change in dates of the oath-taking ceremony,” said Bangladesh Prime Minister M. Nazrul Islam’s speechwriter.
Prime Minister Modi will take oath on June 9 after the BJP-led NDA crossed the majority mark, winning 293 seats in the 18th Lok Sabha elections, while the opposition INDIA bloc won 234 seats. . Previously, the swearing-in ceremony was scheduled for June 8.
The recount for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections took place on Tuesday. According to the Election Commission of India, the BJP won 240 seats, far below the 303 it won in 2019.
The main opposition Congress, on the other hand, recorded strong growth, winning 99 seats compared to 52 in 2019.
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