Canberra [Australia], Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on winning the Lok Sabha elections and said he looked forward to enhancing the partnership between the two countries in 2024 and beyond.

In a post on social media platform X, Albanese posted a photo of himself with his phone and wrote, "It was great to speak to Narendra Modi today to congratulate him on his election victory."

"Australia and India are close friends with strong strategic, economic and cultural ties. We look forward to growing our partnership in 2024 and beyond," he wrote in his post.

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Responding to the Australian Prime Minister's tweet, PM Modi said he looks forward to working together to strengthen the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.He wrote, "It was a pleasure to speak to my friend @AlboMP. Thanked him for the warm wishes and congratulations. Look forward to working together to strengthen the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. "

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, much lower than 303 in 2019.On the other hand, the main opposition Congress recorded strong growth, winning 99 seats compared to 52 in 2019.

After PM Modi won for the third consecutive time in the Lok Sabha elections, Iceland's Prime Minister Bjarni Benedictsson wished him all the best and said that he looks forward to deepening the cooperation between Iceland and India.

"Congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP on your victory in the world's largest democratic election in history. I look forward to deepening the cooperation between Iceland and India through our newly signed Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement," the Iceland PM wrote on Twitter. keen for."

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Earlier today, President of the Philippines Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. and the Government of Venezuela extended warm greetings to PM Modi.President Marcos praised India as a true friend of the Philippines and looked forward to further strengthening the bilateral and regional partnership in the years to come.

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela appreciated India's exemplary democratic practice during the general elections held in seven phases from April 19 to June 1, 2024.

In an official statement shared by the Venezuelan Chancellor, Yvan Gil, to the , a process in which approximately 642 million people participated."