World leaders congratulate Narendra Modi over Lok Sabha election 2019 results 

Narendra Modi.

New Delhi: With the trend indicating that the National Democratic Alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party heading towards a landslide victory on the 2019 Lok Sabha election, international leaders have already started to congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi for retaining power with an even greater mandate than 2014.

The first to extend his wishes to the prime minister was the Sri Lankan president, Maithripala Sirisena, who took to twitter to congratulate him.

Congratulations on your victory and the peoples re-endorsement of your leadership.
Sri Lanka looks forward to continuing the warm and constructive relationship with India in the future.@narendramodi

— Maithripala Sirisena (@MaithripalaS) May 23, 2019

Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, also congratulated his “friend” Modi. Netanyahu tweeted: “Sincerely greetings to you, my friend Narendra Modi, for your impressive victory in the elections! The election results are another confirmation of your leadership and the way you lead the world's greatest democracy. Together we will continue to strengthen the great friendship between us and India and Israel and lead it to new heights.”

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

Foreign ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar announced on Twitter that Chinese President Xi Jinping has also congratulated Modi.

Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulates PM @narendramodi on the electoral victory under his leadership pic.twitter.com/uFFlc5GHTC

— Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) May 23, 2019

Meanwhile, Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo and King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, also extended their wishes to Modi in a telephonic conversation earlier on Thursday.

Ashraf Ghani, president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, also congratulated Modi on getting a “strong mandate.”

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

Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, the president of Maldives, in a tweet, also congratulated Modi and said, “It is a strong affirmation of the Indian people's confidence in the BJP-led government. I look forward to closer and enhanced ties of Maldives-India cooperation.

Congratulations to PM @narendramodi on his historic victory in the Indian general elections. It is a strong affirmation of the Indian people's confidence in the BJP/led government. I look forward to closer and enhanced ties of Maldives-India cooperation.

— Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (@ibusolih) May 23, 2019

The Portuguese prime minister, Antonio Costa, while congratulating Modi, said, “Together, we will make sure that relations between Portugal and India will rise to a new level of friendship and cooperation in the next years.”

My heartfelt congratulations to Prime Minister @narendramodi for his great electoral victory. Together, we will make sure that relations between #Portugal and #India will rise to a new level of friendship and cooperation in the next years.

— António Costa (@antoniocostapm) May 23, 2019

Many more world leaders are expected to congratulate Modi as the evening progresses and when the Election Commission makes the official declaration of his win.

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