President Donald Trump congratulates PM Narendra Modi on his historic and decisive election victory.
Washington: US President Donald Trump congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured a landmark victory in West Bengal Assembly elections, calling it a “historic” and “decisive” result, and saying India is “lucky to have him as its leader”.
The message from the White House came after the BJP won West Bengal for the first time, ending the 15-year rule of Mamata Banerjee and marking a major political shift, while winning Assembly elections in Assam and Puducherry under the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) alliance.
“Just last month on their phone call, President Trump expressed to Prime Minister Modi his admiration and how lucky India is to have him as its leader. The President congratulates Prime Minister Modi on this recent, historic, and decisive election victory,” White House spokesperson Kush Desai said.
The BJP’s victory marks the first time the party has taken control of West Bengal, a politically significant state long dominated by the Trinamool Congress. The outcome is being seen as a major political gain for Modi, strengthening his position midway through his third term.
Addressing supporters in New Delhi, PM Modi said, “A new chapter has been added to Bengal’s destiny. People’s power has prevailed, and the BJP’s politics of good governance has triumphed. I bow to each and every person of West Bengal.”
India's political map changes drastically
In a dramatic twist to India's political landscape, West Bengal began its tryst with the BJP, marking a seismic shift from decades of regional dominance by the Trinamool Congress. The fall of Bengal — a long‑held anti‑BJP citadel — signals a fundamental realignment in eastern India, where the BJP has now carved out a contiguous belt of power stretching from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal.
Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu witnessed a major upheaval as the new entrant TVK (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam) stormed past the 100‑seat mark, displacing the entrenched Dravidian duopoly (DMK and AIADMK) and reshaping the calculus of southern politics.
In Kerala, the Congress‑led United Democratic Front (UDF) staged a triumphant return to power, breaking the alternating pattern with the LDF and reaffirming the Congress’s resilience in the south.
Assam and Puducherry, by contrast, remained firmly anchored with the BJP-led NDA, underscoring its deepening entrenchment in the Northeast and Union Territories.
