Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his wishes to the President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, on his victory and expressed his hopes that India and the United States will work closely together to take bilateral relations to greater heights. He also congratulated Senator Kamala Harris on her “pioneering” success.
“Congratulations @JoeBiden on your spectacular victory! As Vice President, your contribution to strengthening Indo-US relations was critical and invaluable. I look forward to working closely once again to take US-India relations to greater heights. “, said.
“Heartfelt congratulations @KamalaHarris! Your success is groundbreaking and a source of immense pride not only for your Chittis, but also for all Indian Americans,” wrote PM Modi.
Congratulations @Joe Biden in your spectacular victory! As Vice President, his contribution to strengthening Indo-US relations was critical and invaluable. I look forward to working closely together once again to take the US-Indian relations to greater heights. pic.twitter.com/yAOCEcs9bN
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 7, 2020
Congressional leader Rahul Gandhi congratulated Democrat Joe Biden after US networks projected that he defeated Republican President Donald Trump in his hard-contested election. Gandhi also congratulated Senator Kamala Harris on becoming the first female vice president-elect of the United States. She will also be the country’s first vice president of Indian origin, first black and first African-American.
“Congratulations to President-elect @JoeBiden. I am confident that he will unite America and give it a strong sense of direction,” Gandhi wrote on Twitter.
Congratulations Vice President Elect @KamalaHarris! We are proud that the first woman to hold the position of US Vice President has her roots in India.
– Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 7, 2020
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President MK Stalin congratulated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris saying, “Congratulations to President-elect @JoeBiden and Vice-President-elect @KamalaHarris of the USA. Especially pleased that the American people have elected a woman of Tamil heritage as her next vice president in this historic election. “
The head of the Nationalist Congress Party, Sharad Pawar, also took to Twitter to express his wishes when he wrote: “Congratulations to the president-elect
@JoeBiden and Vice President-elect @KamalaHarri, on their victory in the US elections. “
Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States after a victory in the state where he was born placed him above the 270 electoral votes needed to win. With Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes, Biden now has a total of 273 electoral votes.
Her running mate, Kamala Harris, has created history by becoming the first woman, the first African-American, and the first Asian-American to serve as Vice President of the United States. Harris, a senator from California, was also the first female district attorney from San Francisco and the first woman of color from California to serve as attorney general.
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