The BJP Parliamentary Party unanimously elected Narendra Modi as its leader at the Central Hall of Parliament this afternoon.

His name was proposed by party veteran L K Advani and seconded by senior leaders including Murli Manohar Joshi, Venkaiah Naidu, Nitin Gadkari, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley.

Mr Modi will be elected leader of NDA at a meeting at the same venue in a shortwhile. An NDA delegation will call on President Pranab Mukherjee at 2:30 pm to convey its decision making Narendra Modi as the coalition leader.

Mr Modi will call on Mr Mukherjee at 3:15 in the afternoon to stake claim for the formation of a new government.