Trinamool Congress Supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday confirmed that she has been invited to swearing-in ceremony of PM Narendra Modi. Mamata who had in a run-up to the polls were in a war of words with the PM, said that shwe will attend the mega ceremony slated for May 30.
Speaking to news agency ANI, West Bengal Chief Minister said, “I have spoken to other Chief Ministers also. Since it is a ceremonial program, we thought of attending it. Yes, I will go,” she told media on Tuesday in Kolkata.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on PM Modi's oath taking ceremony: I have spoken to other Chief Ministers also. Since it is a ceremonial program we thought of attending it.Yes I will go pic.twitter.com/qbgIomrvCL
— ANI (@ANI) May 28, 2019
West Bengal Chief Minister had a bitter spat with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the campaign of the national polls 2019.
The Bharatiya Janata Party in the recently concluded national polls made a big dent on Mamata’s Stronghold West Bengal. The saffron party managed to give a big jolt to Mamata Banerjee‘s TMC by winning 18 seats out of total 42 Lok Sabha Seats of the state.
The ruling TMC won 22 seats down from 34 in 2014.
Bharatiya Janata Party has also improved its vote share from 17% in 2014 to over 40% in recently held national polls.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party, on May 23 again scripted history by bagging 303 seats on its own in the recently concluded national polls. Along with its allies, it took its tally to 352 Lok Sabha Seats out of 542 Seats were national polls held in April-May in seven phases.
Narendra Modi is slated to take oath as Prime Minister for second term on May 30 along with his Council of Ministers.
Narendra Modi was elected as Leader of the NDA on Saturday in a mega function in Central Hall of Parliament. Later he met President Ram Nath Kovind and stake claim to form new government at Centre.
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