Modi set to be formally elected as alliance leader as India coalition talks progress

India n prime minister Narendra Modi arrives to greet supporters at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters after the results of the general elections in New Delhi. Photograph: Atul Loke/The New York Times’s National Democratic Alliance arrived in New Delhi on Friday for their first meeting at which he will be formally elected as their leader, ahead of presenting his claim to form a new coalition government.

The BJP, which enjoyed a handsome majority in the previous two terms, secured only 240 seats, way behind the 272 mark needed to form a government in its own right. Indian media has reported that Modi’s allies, mainly the Telugu Desam Party and Janata Dal , are eyeing the post of the speaker in the lower house while the BJP is expected to retain four key ministries – foreign affairs, defence, interior and finance.

After meeting party lawmakers early on Friday, Modi will attend a meeting of the NDA, where he will be formally elected as the leader.

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