The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs on Monday gave a rousing welcome to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha, following the party’s resounding victory in the Assembly elections.
The Prime Minister was met with a standing ovation when he entered the House with party MPs chanting ‘Modi, Modi’. Among those present were Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman and (PTI)Anurag Thakur. The second part of the Budget session began at 11 am Monday just days after BJP returned to power in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur. Whereas, the Aam Aadmi Party claimed victory in Punjab.