USA President Donald Trump congratulates Narendra Modi on his ‘BIG election victory’, exults, 'Great things are in store for the US-India partnership with the return of PM Modi at the helm'

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the National Democratic Alliance achieved a historic mandate from the citizens of the country, United States of America President Donald Trump congratulated the leader. Terming it as a ‘BIG election victory!’, the President wrote that ‘great things were in store‘ for US-India partnership under the PM’s leadership. He concluded that he was looking forward to continuing their ‘important work together.’ READ: 2019 Lok Sabha Election Results: BJP Wins All 26 Seats In PM Modi's Home State Gujarat, Repeats 2014 Whitewash Trump late on Thursday tweeted, “Congratulations to Prime Minister @NarendraModi and his BJP party on their BIG election victory! Great things are in store for the US-India partnership with the return of PM Modi at the helm. I look forward to continuing our important work together!” Congratulations to Prime Minister @NarendraModi and his BJP party on their BIG election victory! Great things are in store for the US-India partnership with the return of PM Modi at the helm. I look forward to continuing our important work together! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 23, 2019 Earlier in the day, USA ambassador to India, Ken Juster had also congratulated PM Modi, calling his feat a ‘sweeping victory’. Juster had echoed his President’s views to intensify ties with their ‘strategic partner’ India. Congratulations to @narendramodi and the #NDA on your sweeping victory! The United States looks forward to working closely with our strategic partner #India in the years to come. #USIndia pic.twitter.com/thmcNvJeRY — Ken Juster (@USAmbIndia) May 23, 2019 READ: Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 | 'We Will Serve The Nation With Utmost Diligence': PM Modi Asserts As Sachin Tendulkar, Suresh Raina Congratulate Him For NDA’s Dominant Victory Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Pakistan President Imran Khan, China President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe had also conveyed their congratulations to PM Modi for his victory. I congratulate Prime Minister Modi on the electoral victory of BJP and allies. Look forward to working with him for peace, progress and prosperity in South Asia — Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) May 23, 2019 The Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, in a statement, shared, “President of People Republic of China, H. E. Mr. Xi Jinping sent a letter to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi earlier today congratulating him on the electoral victory of National Democratic Alliance under his leadership. In the letter, President Xi noted the great importance he attached to the development of India-China relations and his desire to work with Prime Minister Modi to take the Closer Development Partnership between the two countries to a new height. President Xi also expressed satisfaction at the strong momentum of development in India-China relations in recent years with the joint efforts of both sides.” "I am convinced that, as the Prime Minister of India, you will further strengthen the centuries-old friendship between our peoples and the all-round development of a particularly privileged strategic partnership between Russia and India," Putin said in a congratulatory message. Congratulations to PM @narendramodi on a strong mandate from the people of India. The government and the people of Afghanistan look forward to expanding cooperation between our two democracies in pursuit of regional cooperation, peace and prosperity for all of South Asia. — Ashraf Ghani (@ashrafghani) May 23, 2019 मेरे दोस्त @narendramodi आपके प्रभावशाली चुनावी जीत पर हार्दिक बधाई! ये चुनावी नतीजे एक बार फिर दुनिया के सबसे बड़े लोकतंत्र में आपके नेतृत्व को साबित करते हैं। हम साथ मिलकर भारत और इज़राइल के बीच घनिष्ट मित्रता को मजबूत करना जारी रखेंगे । बहुत बढ़िया, मेरे दोस्त 🇮🇱🤝🇮🇳 — Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) May 23, 2019 Congratulations to @narendramodi on a magnificent victory! We look forward to working closely with you. — Ranil Wickremesinghe (@RW_UNP) May 23, 2019 The counting of votes began at 8 am on May 23 in each of the 542 constituencies (the Vellore Lok Sabha polls had been countermanded). Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies won over 350 seats. The United Progressive Alliance failed to touch three figures and stood at 95 seats. Even the combined tally of all the other parties did not reach the three-figure mark, as it constituted just 93 seats.

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USA President Donald Trump congratulates Narendra Modi on his ‘BIG election victory’, exults, 'Great things are in store for the US-India partnership with the return of PM Modi at the helm'

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