The distress call was received at 11:30 am, prompting the dispatch of 12 fire tenders. Firefighting efforts are currently in progress, the official added.

The NDA leaders are scheduled to meet later today, at Prime Minister Modi’s residence at 3:30 pm. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge announced on his social media platform X that leaders of the INDIA bloc will meet around 6 pm.

The BJP fell 32 seats short of the 272 majority mark after votes polled in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections were counted. For the first time, since the Bharatiya Janata Party swept to power in 2014, it did not secure a majority on its own.