President congratulates Modi on election win

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe joined world leaders in congratulating Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)- led National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) third consecutive victory in the Lok Sabha elections.

“I extend my warmest felicitations to the BJP-led NDA on its victory, which demonstrates the confidence of the Indian people in the progress and prosperity under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi,” he said in a post on ‘X’ (formerly Twitter).

“As the closest neighbor, Sri Lanka looks forward to further strengthening the partnership with India,” Wickremesinghe said.

Modi, 73, is only the second Indian prime minister to win a third straight term.

As Narendra Modi claimed victory for his alliance, congratulations from neighbors began rolling in on X despite the National Democratic Alliance having several seats to win before securing a majority.