With the trends showing the BJP crossing the halfway mark on its own and a sweep by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the general election, several world leaders on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the NDA.
Elections on 542 of the 543 Lok Sabha seats were held between April 11 and May 19.
The Lok Sabha election results 2019 are being announced on Thursday. A party or alliance needs 272 seats to form government at the Centre.
With preliminary results indicating that Mr Modi is headed for another five year term, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wasted no time in congratulating the leader who has brought Indo-Israeli ties to new heights.
“Heartiest congratulations, my friend @Narendramodi, on your impressive victory in the elections,” Netanyahu wrote in a Hebrew tweet.
“The election results are more validation of your leadership and the way in which you lead the largest democracy in the world. Together we will continue to strengthen the great friendship between us and between India and Israel and bring it to new peaks,” Mr Netanyahu said.
The Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, however, was among the firsts who congratulated Mr Modi.
“Congratulations on your victory and the people’s re-endorsement of your leadership. Sri Lanka looks forward to continuing the warm and constructive relationship with India in the future.@narendramodi,” he said on his Twitter handle.
