PM thanks world leaders for congratulatory messages on Twitter

Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked world leaders and personalities as their congratulatory messages kept pouring in after the stellar performance of his party in the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday thanked world leaders and personalities as their congratulatory messages kept pouring in after he led his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to a super-sized victory for a second term in office.

"Thank You @VP. This is a victory of democracy, which India and the US cherish. I will continue to promote our partnership with the US for peace and shared prosperity for our two countries and the world," Modi tweeted thanking American vice president Mike Pence, who congratulated him saying that he is looking forward to work with India.

In a series of tweets, Modi thanked world leaders such as Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, France President Emmanuel Macron, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and several others who wished him on his party's landslide victory.

In his messages to the world leaders, the PM said that he looked forward to strengthening close strategic partnership with these countries.