Ottawa [Canada], Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday congratulated his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on his victory in the Lok Sabha elections.

Canada's Prime Minister extended his best wishes through a post on Instagram and wrote, 'Congratulations to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his election victory.'

"Canada looks forward to working with their governments to advance relations between our countries based on human rights, diversity and the rule of law," he said.

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Prime Minister Modi has secured a third term with the support of other parties in the alliance, mainly Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) and Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP.

The counting of 2024 Lok Sabha elections took place on Tuesday. According to the Election Commission of India, the BJP won 240 seats, a sharp decline from 303 in 2019.On the other hand, the main opposition Congress registered a strong growth by winning 99 seats as against 52 in 2019.

Trudeau greeted Modi at a time when relations between India and Canada have come under strain after Indian government agents were accused of killing Nijjar.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was designated a terrorist by India's National Investigation Agency in 2020, was shot dead while leaving a gurudwara in Surrey in June last year.

The video of his murder, which surfaced in March this year, purportedly shows Nijjar being shot by armed men, in what has been described as a "contract murder".

However, India has rejected the allegations as 'absurd' and 'motivated'.Meanwhile, leaders of America, France, Egypt, Israel, Ukraine, Russia, Argentina and many other countries have congratulated PM Modi.

While Egypt's President, Abdel Fatah el-Sisi, expressed the country's aspiration for joint work in the coming years to open new horizons for Cairo-Delhi relations, Argentina's President, Javier Meli, in his congratulatory message said, "The power of Indian democracy appreciated." To PM Modi.

Addressing the X, El Sisi wrote, "I heartily congratulate the Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi, on the occasion of the renewed confidence of the Indian people in his leadership for a new term."

"I wish the Prime Minister of India every success and the further development and prosperity of the friendly people of India," he said.

Responding to El Sisi's post, PM Modi addressed the former President and wrote, "Grateful President @ElSisiOfficial for your warm words.The continued engagement between India and Egypt has provided a new impetus to our relations."

“I look forward to working with you to achieve unprecedented heights in the years to come,” he said.

Meanwhile, Miley had said in her post, 'I congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his victory in the elections, in which more than 642 million people participated in a peaceful and orderly manner and demonstrated the strength and power of Indian democracy. Did. Confirmed.

Thanking him, Prime Minister Modi said, “Thank you President @jmilei for your warm wishes.I look forward to working with you to further deepen the strategic partnership between our two vibrant democracies.”

Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron also wished PM Modi.

Responding, the PM said, "Thank you my friend @EmmanuelMacron for your warm wishes. - The strategic partnership is based on extraordinary trust and confidence. I look forward to working with you to realize our Horizon 2047 vision for the benefit of our people. Looking forward to work." “Looking forward to doing it and the world.,

While, in a post on Twitter, the PM said he was happy to receive a call from his friend US President Joe Biden, adding that he really values ​​his words and his appreciation for Indian democracy.

PM Modi responded on Twitter, "Delighted to receive a call from my friend President @JoeBiden. I greatly value his warm words of congratulations and his appreciation for Indian democracy."

Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated PM Modi! in a post on X on Wednesday about his win.

He said, "I heartily congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi on being re-elected for the third consecutive time.Netanyahu said, "May the friendship between India and Israel grow to new heights. Congratulations!"