<span style="color: #222222;">16th Lok Sabha has been dissolved; President Ram Nath Kovind accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Council of Ministers. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Prime Minister met the President at Rashtrapati Bhawan this evening and tendered his resignation.<br />''    </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The President requested Mr Modi and the Council of Ministers to continue till the new Government assumes office.  Earlier, the  Union Cabinet passed a  resolution recommending the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The term of the 16th  Lok Sabha will end on the 3rd June and the 17th Lok Sabha has to be constituted before that date. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The process to form a new House will be initiated when the Chief Election Commissioner along with Election Commissioners will meet the President in the next few days to hand over the list of newly-elected members.</span><br />''