Kerala CM congratulates Modi for Election win

CPI(M) leader and Kerala CM congratulated Narendra Modi for the massive mandate in the general elections. Modi is set to be the Prime Minister for a second consecutive term.

Thiruvananthapuram:Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his colleagues for the BJP-led NDA's stellar performance in the Lok Sabha polls.

In a message to Modi, Vijayan said meaningful cooperation from the Centre was expected in the best interests of the state and country, a statement from the Chief Minister's Officer said.

The BJP-led NDA won 350 seats in the seven-phase Lok Sabha polls, results for which were announced Thursday.

In Kerala, while the CPI(M)-LDF managed to win only one seat, the opposition Congress-led UDF made a clean sweep garnering 19 of the 20 seats.

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