The President had accepted the resignation of Modi and his Council of Ministers on Friday. Tribune file
New Delhi, May 25
President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday dissolved the 16th Lok Sabha with immediate effect on recommendation of the Union Cabinet, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said in a statement.
A communique issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan said the President dissolved the Lok Sabha after a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi made such a recommendation on Friday.
“The President has accepted the advice of the Cabinet on 24.05.2019 and signed the Order dissolving the 16th Lok Sabha,” it said.
The President had on Friday accepted the resignation of Modi and his Council of Ministers but asked them to continue as caretaker until formation of a new government.
Modi is expected to take oath as a new Prime Minister next week.
In the just-concluded parliamentary polls, the BJP scored a resounding victory, bagging 303 out of 542 seats. Its arch rival, the Congress, was way behind at 52. PTI
Most Read In 24 Hours
Don't Miss
View All
Top News
Supreme Court defers order on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's interim bail plea
The Bench tentatively gave a date for hearing on May 9 or to...
Excise ‘scam’: Delhi court extends judicial custody of Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, K Kavitha
Special judge for CBI and ED matters Kaveri Baweja extends K...
China appoints senior diplomat Xu Feihong as new envoy to India
Xu, 60, is expected to travel to New Delhi soon to take over...
Congress fields ex-MP Sher Singh Ghubaya from Punjab’s Ferozepur
Ghubaya has won this seat twice as SAD nominee in 2009 and 2...
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 3 LIVE: Around 50 per cent polling till 3 pm; clashes in West Bengal
West Bengal records the highest turnout at 63.11 per cent fo...
