The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is a coalition of right-leaning political parties in India. At the time of its formation in 1998, it was led by the BJP and had 13 constituent parties. Its chairman was late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Also representing the alliance are L. K. Advani, former Deputy Prime Minister, who is the acting chairman of the Alliance, Narendra Modi, current Prime Minister and the Leader of the House in Lok Sabha; and Arun Jaitley, Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha and Finance minister. The coalition ruled from 1998 to 2004. The alliance returned to power in the 2014 General election with a combined vote share of 38.5%. Its leader, Narendra Modi, was sworn in as Prime Minister of India on 26 May 2014.
Speaking at the NDA parliamentary party meeting held on May 25, BJP President Amit Shah said the massive mandate underlined that governments will be elected on the basis of their performance, not.. IndiaTimes - Published
MUMBAI/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian equities, rupee and bonds are set to rally on Monday after almost all exit polls suggested that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance..
Addressing the NDA parliamentary party meeting where Narendra Modi was formally elected as the leader of the alliance, Shah said Modi has been elected for a second term because he governed the country.. DNA - Published
Addressing the NDA meeting, PM Modi said, "You all deserve greetings but those elected for the first time deserve an even bigger one. I offer all of you my greetings." DNA - Published
Addressing the NDA meeting, PM Modi said, "You all deserve greetings but those elected for the first time deserve an even bigger one. I offer all of you my greetings." DNA - Published
The NDA not only retained all 25 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan but the BJP saw its vote share increase by four percentage points, from 54.5% in 2014 to 58.5% in 2019. This time, one seat was won by.. IndiaTimes - Published
In the state where several opposition parties came together to challenge ruling NDA, this seat was at the centre of the rebellion with two leaders - Congress' Shakeel Ahmed and RJD's Mohd Ali Ashraf.. DNA - Published
Both Jagan and Patnaik also dropped hints of 'friendly ties' or joining the ruling NDA at the Centre, taking the opportunity to congratulate PM Modi for the spectacular win. DNA - Published
Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran said the resounding victory of the BJP-led alliance is a result of the nation's trust in PM Modi and his leadership and an endorsement of reforms and huge changes.. DNA - Published
A rare blend of grit and pragmatism, Mamata Banerjee was seen as a potential prime minister in the event of the NDA failing to pass muster with voters in the Lok Sabha elections. DNA - Published
"I am convinced that, as the Prime Minister of India, you will further strengthen the centuries-old friendship between our peoples and the all-round development of a particularly privileged strategic.. DNA - Published
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the spectacular performance of the NDA in the general elections. DNA - Published
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Thursday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party's "impressive victory" in Lok Sabha polls, saying people of the country are looking towards PM and the.. DNA - Published
In a letter sent to Prime Minister Modi, President Xi congratulated him on the electoral victory of the NDA under his leadership, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in a tweet. DNA - Published
National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah Thursday said the country has rejected an alternative to the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "second term" is not a "fluke". IndiaTimes - Published
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday hailed BJP-led NDA's performance in the Lok Sabha elections saying the 'Modi wave' of the 2014 polls turned into a 'tsunami' this time. He was.. IndiaTimes - Published
After the trends showed that the NDA is heading towards a massive victory in the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday tweeted saying "India wins yet again". Taking to Twitter,.. IndiaTimes - Published
With trends showcasing BJP-led NDA's comfortable victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben Modi on Thursday greeted media outside her residence here. DNA - Published
National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Thursday congratulated the BJP and the NDA for its "stellar performance" in the Lok Sabha polls. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister credited.. IndiaTimes - Published
With early trends indicating BJP's return to power, Rajnath Singh Thursday termed it "historic" and credited it to PM Modi's "astute" leadership and party chief Amit Shah's "dynamism". In a series of.. IndiaTimes - Published
National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ally Apna Dal's Anupriya Patel is leading against Ram Charitra Nishad of Samajwadi Party and Laliteshpati Tripathi of Congress in Mirzapur Lok Sabha constituency,.. IndiaTimes - Published
NDA has taken early leads in Bihar according to the trends coming in. Counting of votes is underway for 40 Lok Sabha seats across the state to decide the fate of 820 candidates, including five Union.. IndiaTimes - Published
Most exit polls have predicted a comfortable majority for the BJP-led NDA whose campaign was spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The opposition, however, has rejected the exit polls, calling.. DNA - Published
Slamming opposition parties, he said in tweets that they started protesting against EVMs only after sixth phase of polling and intensified it after exit polls, which have predicted a comfortable.. DNA - Published
The counting of votes for the 7-phase elections to India's lower house of parliament will take place on Thursday, bringing the curtains down on a bitterly-fought contest which the country rarely.. IndiaTimes - Published
The former Union minister said he strongly felt that those exit polls do not reflect the reality on the ground, and claimed that some agencies who have conducted them have now "backed out" saying.. IndiaTimes - Published
The opposition parties decided to come on united platform again and call upon the Election Commission after most exit polls on May 19 predicted an easy victory for the BJP and its NDA allies and dismal.. DNA - Published
PM Narendra Modi said the NDA had become an organic entity and was like a family. Home minister Rajnath Singh said 36 of the 39 alliance party leaders were present and the three who couldn’t attend.. IndiaTimes - Published
Amit Shah on Tuesday hosted a dinner for leaders of NDA allies that was attended by PM Modi, Nitish Kumar and Uddhav Thackeray among others. The dinner was followed by a meeting in which nearly two.. IndiaTimes - Published
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray will be attending the dinner to be hosted by BJP president Amit Shah in New Delhi on Tuesday evening, senior Sena leader Sanjay Raut said. With exit polls.. IndiaTimes - Published
Top opposition leaders met in Delhi on Tuesday, ahead of the Lok Sabha poll results on May 23, to discuss the possibility of a non-NDA alliance staking claim to government formation. They will also.. IndiaTimes - Published
Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will outperform the predictions made in the exit polls, deputy chief minister Nitin Patel said on Monday. However, opposition.. DNA - Published
A day after exit polls predicted that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance will win and form the next government comfortably, there were a flurry of activity in Maharashtra. DNA - Published
As most of the exit polls have predicted victory for the alliance, the ruling party has started preparations for celebrations and also for government formation immediately after the results are.. IndiaTimes - Published
Most exit polls have forecast another term for Prime Minister Modi, with some of them projecting that BJP-led NDA will get more than 300 seats DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes
Earlier in the day, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath recommended to governor immediate sacking of Rajbhar, also the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief, from his cabinet for his.. IndiaTimes - Published
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