Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said that the BJP-led NDA is committed to furthering national progress and empowering the poor and downtrodden. The Prime Minister stated this while presiding over the meeting of NDA Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers here, following the swearing-in ceremony of Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and his ministerial colleagues.
We spoke in detail on issues of good governance and how to take people's lives forward. Our alliance is committed to furthering national progress and empowering the poor and downtrodden," PM Modi said on X.
Immediately after oath ceremony in Panchkula, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a half-day NDA conclave, the first of its kind after many years, in Chandigarh-the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana. All Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers of the ruling NDA attended it.
The session covered issues relating to national development in all its multifaceted dimensions, and also Sanvidhan Ka Amrut Mahotsav and the Year of 50th anniversary of an attempt to murder democracy.
The BJP at present boasts of 13 Chief Ministers and 16 Deputy Chief Ministers. Among its allies are the Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Nagaland, and Meghalaya.
The BJP won the Assembly elections in Haryana for the third successive time-against anti-incumbency, and winning 48 seats in the 90-seat assembly of Haryana. The Congress won 37 seats, while the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) secured two and three Independents were elected. All three have extended unconditional support to the government.
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