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Narendra Modi congratulates Jaya, Mamata on poll victories

Jayalalithaa-and-Mamata-BanerjeeNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday to congratulate them on the poll victories in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, respectively.

“Spoke to @MamataOfficial ji & congratulated her on the impressive victory. My best wishes to her as she begins her 2nd term,” he tweeted.

“Had a telephone conversation with Jayalalithaa ji and congratulated her on her victory. Also conveyed my best wishes to her,” Modi said in another tweet.

The Prime Minister’s tweets came as results of Assembly elections trickled in, showing that both AIADMK and Trinamool Congress were going to retain power in their respective states.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley spoke to the Chief Minister over phone and greeted her, a party release here said.

Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik also wished Jayalalithaa over the phone, the release added.

AIADMK is leading in 131 out of the 232 Assembly constituenices which went to polls on May 16.

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