President invites Manmohan to be PM, UPA claims support of 322 MPs

By IANS,

New Delhi : President Pratibha Patil Wednesday invited Manmohan Singh to be the next prime minister of India and asked him to advise her on the council of ministers.

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Claiming the support of 322 MPs, Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi had staked claim to form the next government at a meeting with the president.

The new ministry will be sworn in Friday.

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