New Delhi, Dec 13 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated United Kingdom Prime Minister and Conservatives leader Boris Johnson for winning the 2019 general elections with a 'thumping' victory.
"Many congratulations to PM Boris Johnson for his return with a thumping majority. I wish him the best and look forward to working together for closer India-UK ties," he said in a tweet.
The ruling Conservative party of UK has already won an overall majority in the general election as they have passed the 326-seat threshold in the 650-member Parliament.
The early general election in the country was a result of a political crisis over London's exit from the European Union, with the Conservative Party striving to get Brexit done on January 31, the Liberal Democrats insisting that the United Kingdom should remain a member of the bloc, and the Labour Party calling for a new referendum on the matter.
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