Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday to stake claim to form the government.

Addressing reporters outside the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, the Prime Minister assured the citizens that development work will continue in his third term with the same pace as it was in the first two terms.

Earlier in the day, PM Modi addressed the NDA Parliamentary meeting, which elected PM Modi as the leader of the alliance. As the meeting began, senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh proposed Narendra Modi’s name as the leader of the BJP and National Democratic Alliance in Lok Sabha. The decision was also backed by BJP leader Amit Shah.

The swearing-in ceremony for Narendra Modi’s third consecutive term will be held on June 9 in the presence of several global leaders who have been specially invited to attend the event.