Watch: LJP chief Chirag Paswan shares warm hug with Modi, lauds his leadership at NDA meet

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief and National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) partner Chirag Paswan on Friday (June 7) shared a candid moment with Narendra Modi at the alliance’s parliamentary party meeting.

After proclaiming his support for NDA, Paswan walked up to Modi, shook his hand and hugged Modi.

Modi's responded with a pat on his head.

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While speaking at the NDA meeting, Chirag Paswan, the son of former Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan, congratulated PM Modi and credited him for the NDAvictory in the Lok Sabha elections.

"The credit for this goes to you. It was that willpower that helped in recording such a massive victory in history. It was not a normal thing that NDA kept getting such a big victory under the leadership of the Prime Minister for the third time in a row," said the LJP (Ram Vilas) chief.

"Because of you, today in front of the world we can proudly say that India has become the fifth-largest economy of the country," he further said and added that the people of India have full faith in the Prime Minister.

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The BJP-led NDA comprises the Janata Dal-United, Telugu Desam Party, Jana Sena Party, Janata Dal Secular, Shiv Sena, National Congress Party, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Rashtriya Lok Dal, and others.

The BJP, which fell short of the 272-halfway mark in the recent elections, requires the support of these allies to return to power for a third term. The NDA currently has 293 seats as against the INDIA's 232 seats.

(With inputs from agencies)