LIVE | Mandate befitting reply to politics of hate, says INDIA Bloc
Full View #WATCH | On his viral picture with Bihar CM-JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav says "We greeted each other, I was allotted the seat behind him but he saw me and called me to sit with him..." https://t.co/uqjCQhFrKB pic.twitter.com/UaYAtXDprY
— ANI (@ANI) June 5, 2024
#WATCH | On his viral picture with Bihar CM-JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav says "We greeted each other, I was allotted the seat behind him but he saw me and called me to sit with him..." https://t.co/uqjCQhFrKB pic.twitter.com/UaYAtXDprY
— ANI (@ANI) June 5, 2024
Opposition leaders attending INDIA bloc meet
MK Stalin, TR Baalu, Sanjay Raut, Tejashwi Yadav, Kalpana Soren, Omar Abdullah, Akhilesh Yadav, Ramgopal Yadav, Sharad Pawar, Supriya Sule, Raghav Chaddha, D Raja, Abhishek Banerjee
Meanwhile, INDIA Bloc set to meet shortly
Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi arrive for INDIA Bloc meet in New Delhi. Trinamool's Abhishek Banerjee, among other leaders, has arrived at Kharge's residence.
President dissolves 17th Lok Sabha
President Droupadi Murmu dissolved the 17th Lok Sabha on Wednesday on the advice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Cabinet, as per Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The Cabinet, in its meeting held on Wednesday, advised the President to dissolve the current Lok Sabha with immediate effect, it said. The term of the current Lok Sabha was to end on June 16.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi tendered his resignation to President Murmu, who accepted it and asked him to continue till the new government assumes office. The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won a majority in the Lok Sabha election.