As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fell short of 32 seats to achieve simple majority in Lok Sabha, several regional parties, government formation by Narendra Modi-led BJP is now largely dependent on several regional parties including Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Janata Dal (United).

However, Modi was unanimously selected as the leader of NDA MPs onnn Wednesday in presence of senior members of the alliance like TDP's N Chandrababu Naidu and JD(U)'s Nitish Kumar.

Modi may be sworn in over the weekend, possibly Sunday. The NDA has 293 MPs, comfortably above the majority mark of 272 in the 543-member Lok Sabha.

Newly elected MPs of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance are expected to meet on Friday to elect Narendra Modi as their leader, paving the way for him to take oath as prime minister for a third term. The swearing-in is likely to be held on Sunday.

It hhhas bee reported that senior members of the alliance like TDP's N Chandrababu Naidu and JD(U)'s Nitish Kumar will join the prime minister for a meeting with President Droupadi Murmu to present her the list of parliamentarians supporting him.

Take a look at alliance-wise map, party-wise overall seat tally and map, party-wise overall vote share and state-wise seat tally

Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday night called on Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai, the meeting between the two prominent INDIA bloc leaders coming amid government formation process by the BJP-led Nationalist Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the Centre.

The meeting lasted for more than an hour at 'Matoshree', the residence of Thackeray in Bandra, but what transpired at the huddle was not disclosed by either side.

(PTI Inputs)

Leaders of the saffron camp said that the chief minister of Odisha's maiden government of the BJP is likely to be selected during its Parliamentary Party meeting in New Delhi on Friday,

The BJP trounced the BJD, which was ruling the state for 24 years in a row, winning 78 seats in the 147-member Odisha Assembly.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday took full responsibility for the NCP's poor performance in the Lok Sabha polls and asserted the defeat in Baramati, viewed as a prestige battle, was surprising.

Addressing a press conference after the meeting of his party MLAs, Pawar said all legislators were firmly with him and rejected speculation that some were planning to defect to the faction led by Sharad Pawar.

"The opposition can say anything. I have always had the support of the people. My MLAs, MLCs have assured me they will always stand by me," he said.

A voter turnout of 65.79 percent was recorded in the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections but the final figures may change as it does not include postal ballots, the Election Commission said on Thursday.

In the 2019 parliamentary polls, the turnout was 67.40 per cent.

At a recent press conference, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar had said a total of 64.2 crore voters have exercised their franchise in the 2024 polls.

"Overall, 65.79 percent voter turnout recorded in general elections, 2024, at the polling stations," the Election Commission said in a statement.

The BJP losing the Faizabad constituency, which houses the much fabled Ram mandir, has an ironic quality to it. The saffron party gave Ram Lalla a home but—demolishing homes and shops—exiled its long-term residents. It invited the world to Ayodhya but snubbed the locals.

The BJP’s Lallu Singh, as a result, lost the seat to Samajwadi Party’s Awadhesh Prasad, a Dalit, by around 55,000 votes. Even today, many Dalits are forbidden to enter temples, but Prasad has zipped into the temple town of the country.

This victory carries one—or all—of the following imprints: plot twist, poetic justice, political boomerang. Now not the people of Ayodhya, but the BJP has been exiled. And they’ve sent a charged message to the ruling party: that in a democracy, the real gods are the voters themselves.

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Sikkim Krantikari Morcha supremo Prem Singh Tamang on Wednesday said he would take oath as the chief minister of the state for the second term on June 9. The swearing-in ceremony of Tamang and his cabinet will be held at Paljor Stadium in the state capital Gangtok.

"The swearing ceremony of the new council of ministers will take place on June 9 at Paljor Stadium as it had happened five years ago," he told a media outlet here.

As Narendra Modi is likely to take oath as the prime minister for third consecutive term on June 9, the guest list prepared for the high-priority event features names of several prominent political personalities including Bangladesh Premier Sheikh Hasina and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

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Commmetinng on the possibility of NDA-goverment formmation, JD(S) MP-elect HD Kumaraswamy said, "We are all with him (PM Modi), we are joining hands with only NDA. Not only me but the entire country has a lot of expectations from PM Modi regarding developments, several problems have to be solved...There is no demand at all...Stable government is required for the country, for that we are joining hands with him."

Here we have a graphical representation of how seat-tally changed between 2019 and 2024

The Hindi heartland of Uttar Pradesh has delivered a shock result to the Bharatiya Janata Party as the Akhilesh Yadav-led INDIA Bloc in UP reduced the saffron party to almost half its size. The Samajwadi Party has scripted history by winning its most ever seats, 37, the previous best being 36 in 2004. The Congress party, which was in alliance with SP secured six seats, while BJP went from 62 in 2019 to 33 this time.

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Janata Dal (United) leaders arrive at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s residence in Delhi for parliamentary party meeting.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath has reached Delhi to attend NDA MPs meeting scheduled to be held at Parliament's Central Hall and greets Rajya Sabha MP and philanthropist Sudha Murty.

"I am new to politics but him (Narendra Modi) coming (to power) for the third time is a great honour and I am very happy about it," said Sudha Murty.

Ahead of the NDA meeting scheduled at Parliament Central Hall to elect Narendra Modi as their leader, paving the way for him to take oath as prime minister for a third term, BJP MPs have reached Delhi and spoken to the media.

Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav said, "We are fortunate that under the leadership of Narendra Modi we contested the elections. I am happy that in Madhya Pradesh, we won all the 29 Lok Sabha seats under Narendra Modi's leadership."

BJP MP from Meerut Arun Govil stated, “The result matters. We worked for it and finally we are here."

BJP MP from Bhubaneswar Aparajita Sarangi speaking to PTI said, "BJP is everywhere. Lotus is blooming everywhere in Odisha, in all the 30 districts of Odisha. There are 20 MPs of BJP out of 21 seats in Odisha, you can imagine the kind of victory that we all have attained. I can only say that it is the victory of the people. It is the affirmation of the faith of the people of Odisha in the working style of Narendra Modi."

Narendra Modi to take oath as PM for 3rd time on June 9, Sunday, at 6 pm, BJP leader Pralhad Joshi said at NDA parliamentary party meeting.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu and Bihar CM- JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar at the Samvidhan Sadan (Old Parliament) during the NDA Parliamentary Party meeting.

Senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh proposes Narendra Modi's name as leader of BJP and National Democratic Alliance in Lok Sabha.

While addressing NDA Parliamentary Party meeting, BJP president JP Nadda said, “It’s a historic moment. We all waited for this moment to come. We all will elect today NDA leader (Narendra Modi) as the Prime Minister for the third time. On this historic occasion, we are here as witnesses."

"India is having a right leader at the right time, that is Narendra Modi. This is a very good opportunity for India. If we miss now, we will miss forever," said TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu speaking during NDA Parliamentary Party meeting.

Speaking during the NDA's Parliamentary Party meeting, Bihar CM and Janata Dal (United) Nitish Kumar said, "Our party Janata Dal (United) supports Narendra Modi for the post of India's Prime Minister. It is a matter of great happiness that he has been the PM since last 10 years and is going to become the PM again. He has served the country and whatever is left he will fulfil this time. We will be with him. I have noticed that a few people have won (Lok Sabha elections) here and there by saying useless things. They haven't done any work, never served the country. Next time when you come, they all will be defeated."

All alliance partners unanimously passed a resolution to make Narendra Modi the leader of NDA parliamentary party.

"It is a matter of happiness that I have got the opportunity to welcome such a big group here. Those who have emerged victorious, they all deserve praise. But, those lakhs of workers worked hard day and night, and workers of each and every party... the efforts made by them... I bow to them," said PM Modi while addressing the NDA Parliamentary Party meeting.

"This is the most successful alliance in India's history; our aim will be to reach unanimity in all our decisions", Narendra Modi further added.

"NDA govt in next 10 years will focus on good governance, development, minimum interference in lives of common citizens", the NDA leader continued

As PM Modi got elected as the leader of the BJP-led NDA alliance, BJP workers and supporters celebrated with colours outside the Parliament on Friday.

"Congress couldn't touch 100-mark even after 10 years. Their total seats in last 3 Lok Sabha polls fewer than our tally in this election alone. Oppsition tried to paint the 2024 Lok Sabha results as loss for us but people of our country know we never lost.", PM Modi said today.

"They (INDIA bloc) have been lying to such extent... the slips they distributed among people during the elections to mislead them; for the last two days, I have been seeing people in long queues outside the Congress office, asking for Rs 1 lakh money... How you misled the people... they thought they will get the money after June 4, and now they are beaten and thrown out," says PM-designate Narendra Modi in the NDA Parliamentary Party Meeting.

After the NDA meeting, the Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath met Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks on EVM, Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar said, "Definitely, we will answer. We are in the process of collecting a lot of evidence. We will collect the evidence and come back to you."

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, "2024 elections were 'prachand haar' for Narendra Modi...He is 1/3rd PM -Narendra-Naidu-Nitish...They won't be able to run the alliance. They(BJP) believe in 'demo-kursi' not democracy."

BJP leader CR Kesavan said, "Rahul Gandhi's political stock is at an abysmal low. His scarecrow politics, his politics of peddling pessimism and false propaganda has been rejected by our people three consecutive times in three Lok Sabha elections."

"Rahul Gandhi is utterly devastated by this defeat and is in total shock. He cannot come to terms with the fact that PM Modi will begin his third term... Because of this sheer frustration... After PM Modi's illustrious prime ministership for the last ten years, we, from a very fragile economy, have become the fifth largest economy in the world," he added.

After the NDA meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bharat Ratna and veteran BJP leader LK Advani at his residence in the national capital.

Delhi BJP President Virendraa Sachdeva said, "PM Modi has presented the vision for the next 25 years. He has assured that India is going to be one of the biggest powers of the world."

After meeting veteran BJP leader LK Advani, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also visited party stalwart Murli Manohar Joshi.

TDP Ram Mohan Naidu said, "We are going to form a very strong and stable government. The same energy has been shown in today's meeting as well...It shows the commitment of the NDA alliance...So people have given us full blessings and they have given majority to the NDA. So we are very happy to move forward with it."

Nagina MP-elect and president of Aazad Samaj Party, Chandra Shekhar Aazad said, "If basic facilities are still not reaching the people, then the governments till now have been responsible. We have to work for the more than 80 crore people who are hand-to-mouth in the country. We have to ensure that women are empowered and safe."

"Till now, the government has made false promises, but now we will question the government to make sure they fulfil their promises...If people are exploited based on their caste and religion, it will not be accepted," he added.

Sensex jumped 1,618.85 points to close at a fresh closing high of 76,693.36, while Nifty climbed 468.75 points to record 23,290.15.

TDP leader K Raghu Rama Krishna Raju said, "N Chandrababu Naidu will take oath as Andhra Pradesh CM on 12th June at 4.55 pm...Both our state leaders have shown a lot of respect towards Modi Ji. Of course, we need a lot of support from the Centre considering the destruction caused by former CM Jagan Mohan Reddy."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met former President Ram Nath Kovind at his residence in the national capital after the NDA meeting at the Parliament's Central Hall.

PM Modi has been elected as the leader of the NDA Parliamentary Party.

Reacting to Kangana Ranaut being slapped by a CISF woman constable, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam said, "This is not a way to behave in a civilised society. But the way Sanjay Raut supports this incident, he also says a lot of things that people do not like. So, he should also be ready to be slapped. We live in a civilised society and have the right to express our thoughts."

"We can disagree with some thoughts, but to slap someone just to express the disagreement is completely wrong," he added.

Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala said, "We are very happy and we are thankful to the people of Maharashtra for giving 31 seats to MVA. We are grateful and thankful to them and we will try to come up to their expectations."

Addressing a press conference, Congress leader Pawan Khera said, "The people of Maharashtra have given a befitting reply to them (BJP)...They could not win a seat in Ayodhya and now you can see how they are abusing the people of Ayodhya...NDA's full form is Naidu Dependent Alliance or Nitish Dependent Alliance."

Former Madhya Pradesh CM and Vidisha MP-elect, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, said, "It is self-evident that Indian democracy is an example for the world. Free and fair elections are the specialty of India...Our Election Commission is completely independent and impartial, the entire world knows it, the opposition also knows it, but many times they do not believe it."

Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao said, "Under the leadership of PM Modi, the NDA government came into power for the third time...I request PM Modi to conduct caste census in all states."

Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister KP Maurya said, "In the history of India, this is the first time in 60 years that Narendra Modi is becoming the Prime Minister of India for the third time with the support of all the parties of the NDA. I believe that this is a very historic moment from the point of view of the BJP...I congratulate PM Modi on being elected as leader of NDA."

BJP's winning candidate from Kantabanji assembly constituency Laxman Bag said, "I have always supported the people... People trusted me and gave me a chance by defeating the person who was the Chief Minister for 25 years...There are many problems here... People have defeated 25 years of misrule... He (Naveen Patnaik) lied a lot, that is why the public defeated him."

Rajya Sabha MP Ramdas Athawale said, "On June 9 oath will be taken at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. NDA is very strong and there is no chance of division among us. We have assured PM Modi that we are with him. We will be part of the decision he takes."

Addressing a press conference, Congress leader P Chidambaram said, "In Tamil Nadu, the INDIA alliance won the elections. We thank the people of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry...PM Modi in his speech compared himself with Jawaharlal Nehru. Modi got 282, 303, 240 seats."

"Whereas Jawaharlal Nehru got 361, 374, 364. We are just rejecting the comparison of PM Modi with Jawaharlal Nehru. The people of the country will also reject such comparisons," he added.

Shiv Sena leader Shrikant Shinde said, "Today all our (Shiv Sena) MPs had a meeting and everyone unanimously elected me as the leader of the party's parliamentary committee, I thank everyone, we will do good work by taking everyone along."

After being elected as the leader of the NDA Parliamentary Party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhawan and staked claim to form the government.

Addressing the media after staking claim to form the government during his meeting with President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the NDA will form a "strong, stable and growth-oriented government".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address, said, "The 18th Lok Sabha is a Lok Sabha with new energy, youthful energy and the intention to achieve something. "

"This is the first election after the Amrit Mahotsav of Independence. In a way, these are the 25 years which are the 25 years of our Amrit Kaal," he added.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he is sure that the next five years will move towards development, will benefit the nation and more so will be beneficial for the youth.

"The countrymen have given the NDA government the order and the opportunity to serve the country for the third time. I once again express my heartfelt gratitude to the countrymen for giving me this opportunity," the Prime Minister said in his address after staking claim to form the government.

PM-designate Narendra Modi said, "During this tenure of 10 years, India has emerged as a Vishwabandhu for the world. Its maximum advantage is starting now. And I am sure that the next 5 years are going to be very useful for India in the global environment as well."

"The world is going through many crises, many tensions, disasters...we Indians are fortunate that despite so many big crises, we are today known as the world's fastest-growing economy. We are also being praised in the world for growth," he added.

TDP national general secretary Nara Lokesh said, "As soon as the results started coming in, N. Chandrababu Naidu started calling the PM & Union Home Minister and wished them. Then made it very clear that TDP is part of NDA and unconditionally we will support. We need strong leaders & leaders who can take the country forward."

"It is important to support such leaders, our support is unconditional. The state of Andhra Pradesh in 2014 was bifurcated against the majority view of the people of Andhra Pradesh. One of the major reasons was the loss of Hyderabad," he added.

"We have to create jobs both in the private & public sectors. We look forward to working with the NDA government," Lokesh said.

BJP's newly elected MP Hema Malini said, "Somewhere we won with a huge margin and somewhere we did not win, but we have accepted it. EVMs have worked properly."

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini congratulated PM Modi on being elected as the leader of the NDA parliamentary party for the third time.

"Under the leadership of PM Modi, the country will touch greater heights...PM Modi has a vision which will benefit the whole country...Today, the benefit of the Haryana Antyodaya Parivar Parivahan Yojana (Happy Yojana) has been given to those families whose income is less than 1 lakh... There are about 23 lakh families in Haryana who will get its benefit," he said.

A row erupted over the seating of Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary at the NDA meeting on Friday after he was seen sitting on the benches of the Parliament's Central Hall instead of the dias like other allies.

Both the Samajwadi Party and Congress taunted Chaudhary over his seat. However, the RLD said that "it was not a big deal", India Today reported.

Meanwhile, Chaudhary also said, "Today we have unanimously elected the Prime Minister in the NDA party meeting. The way he has been working for the country, we have to continue working in the same way."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged NDA MPs to not fall for hoaxes about ministries and portfolios, claiming that the INDIA bloc could also indulge in spreading "fake news" about such issues.

"I did not find any truth in what is being run. I said one should ask where do they get such information from. There had not been such an occasion in the last 10 years, so there will be such excitement. Some people reach out to you and say they have high contacts and will make you minister... We fall for it thinking this could be a way to become a minister," PM Modi said while addressing the NDA Parliamentary Party meeting.

"Some intelligent person may also distribute portfolios. A lot of people are busy in forming government these days, distributing ministries and posts. I request you, those who know Modi, know that all such attempts are useless. If you get a phone call, verify that they are from the authority concerned or not," he said. (PTI)

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor oN Friday said that he does not see himself contesting another Lok Sabha elections as he believes that one needs to know when to step aside for the younger blood to come in.

In Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat, Tharoor beat Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar by 16,077 votes to register his fourth straight victory from the constituency.

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday appointed Narendra Modi to the office of the Prime Minister of India, after he met her and staked claim to form the government.

TDP national general secretary Nara Lokesh, talking about special status to Andhra Pradesh said, "Our support is unconditional. As far as special status is concerned, we need to understand that the state of Andhra Pradesh in 2014 was bifurcated against the majority view of people of Andhra Pradesh. And one of the major reasons was the loss of Hyderabad. Hyderabad is the economic powerhouse and a lot of people depend on it."

"So they wanted sort of special dispensation to be given to the state so that we can rebuild. I understand that there will always be constraints, therefore we look forward to working together and creating a very conducive environment where investments will come into the state...We have to create jobs both in the private & public sectors. So I look forward to working with the NDA government to do this," he told news agency ANI.

RLD leader Malook Nagar said, "Chaudhary Jayant Singh is the grandson of Chaudhary Charan Singh...Where he(Jayant Singh) sits, that doesn't affect him...He is a grounded leader...PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah love Jayant Chaudhary...A mistake would have taken place...They(PM Modi and Amit Shah) will take care of everything."

According to a NDTV report, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has refused Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis' offer to resign from his post and has asked him to continue with his government works.

Earlier, Fadnavis had offered to step down, saying that he took full responsibility for the BJP's loss in Maharashtra. He said that he would focus on the next state assembly elections and do organisational work.

TDP leader Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar said, "As a part of the NDA alliance, Chandrababu Naidu himself proposed the candidature of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister."

"We(TDP) have left it to the discretion of PM Modi...There is no demand regarding the portfolios and ministries...We demand as per the state interests like projects, funds etc," he said when asked about the Union Cabinet portfolios.

LJP (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan, while leaving from BJP national president JP Nadda's residence said, "Defence Minister, Union Home Minister were also present. This was a courtesy meeting, no special discussion took place. We had not met after the election results, so we met everyone and congratulated each other."

Newly elected BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj said, "We are thankful to the people that they have made the lotus bloom on all the seven seats of Delhi. This is a symbol of the people's faith in the BJP and Narendra Modi...Every worker of the BJP is committed, and the NDA government will take Narendra Modi's resolve to accomplishment."

A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi demanded a JPC probe into the stock market crash that took place on June 4, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took to X to talk about the Sensex surge on Friday.

"Sensex surges to an all-time high. Should we order an enquiry by a Joint Parliamentary Committee to examine why it has reached this level today?" he asked in his X post.

President Droupadi Murmu will administer the oath of office and secrecy to the Prime Minister and other members of the Union Council of Ministers at 7.15 pm on June 09, 2024, at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Amid outrage over exit pollsters getting the Lok Sabha election 2024 result predictions wrong, poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Friday said he will discontinue projecting number of seats for parties in elections going further.

Most exit poll surveyors predicted a sweeping majority for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which managed to secure a reduced majority in the general elections 2024, defying the predictions. READ FULL STORY

Crying pollsters, AI-generated memes, fear on Dalal Street, vloggers vs anchor battles, ad-wars, and now calls for investigations into alleged stock market scam - the end of Lok Sabha 2024 elections, the second longest election held in India since independence, has generated enough ‘content’ to fuel a Netflix mockumentary. But under the cacophony of exit polls and their subsequent ‘Ulat Palat’, billions of investor funds were lost after the stock market, which had surged in the wake of exit polls predicting a landslide victory for BJP and NDA, tanked drastically when actual results started coming out. READ FULL STORY

The Change of Guard Ceremony will not take place on June 8, 15 and 22, 2024, at Rashtrapati Bhavan due to the preparation for the swearing-in-ceremony of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers at Forecourt, Rashtrapati Bhavan and address to both the Houses of Parliament by the President.

PM-designate Narendra Modi and other members of the Union Council of Ministers to take oath on June 9, 2024, at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said it is for the first time in the last six decades that a prime minister has returned to power for a third consecutive term.

He said it is for the first time since 1962 that a prime minister has got a third term.

He said Jawahar Lal Nehru became the prime minister for a third consecutive term in 1962. After that, PM Modi will enter the office for the third time in a row.

Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with the help of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by it, was able to secure a majority, a reduced one, in the recently concluded 2024 Lok Sabha elections of India.

Both the BJP-led NDA and Opposition bloc 'INDIA' defied expectations and exit poll predictions as the former secured fewer votes than not just its '400-paar' (400-plus) target, something it had chanted throughout its Lok Sabha election campaign, but also its previous general polls tally, while the latter pulled off a surprising performance by securing 234 seats, not very far from the 293 figure of the Saffron camp.

Many world leaders congratulated Narendra Modi and the alliance led by his BJP for securing a third term, foreign media had several things to say on the election results in India, which sent out a clear message by the people of the country that Brand Modi has lost its shine and the BJP is no more in its 2019 position where it didn't need its allies to form government and needed the NDA partners more than ever. READ FULL STORY

Delhi Police has imposed prohibitory orders and declared the national capital no-flying zone as Narendra Modi will take oath as the prime minister for third term on June 9, according to an order issued by the Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora on Friday.

The prohibitory orders will remain imposed for two days, June 9 and 10, it said.

"It has been reported that certain criminal, anti-social elements or terrorists inimical to India may pose a threat to the safety of the general public, dignitaries and vital installations," Arora said in the order.