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India's president invites Modi to head new coalition government, swearing-in on Sunday Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that President Droupadi Murmu had invited him to form a government, as he promised his new coalition of 15 parties would strive for unanimity and emerge successful. Modi's comments came after he met Murmu and accepted her invitation to head the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)coalition government and run the world's most populous nation for the next five years. He said the new government would be sworn in on Sunday evening, which would make him prime minister for a historic third consecutive term. read more