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NEW DELHI: Congratulating US President-elect Joe Biden on his poll victory, BJP leaders on Sunday said Indo-US relations are based on the principles of democracy, and PM Narendra Modi and Biden will take the ties forward to the next level.
BJP leader Ram Madhav said the people of America have made their choice and now it is for the rest of the world to welcome their decision and congratulate their leadership.
“The US and India stand on a strong bipartisan bilateral relationship based on the principles of democracy, mutual benefits and global peace. I am sure under the new leadership of Biden-Harris, US-India ties will continue to progress as strong as they have been,” he said.
Congress on Sunday also congratulated Biden, with party chief Sonia Gandhi saying his measured speeches during the campaign and stress on healing divisions among the people were greatly reassuring. She also hailed Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ success as a “triumph for Black Americans and Indian Americans”.
In her letter to Biden, Gandhi conveyed her “warmest congratulations” and said that like millions, the Indians too have followed with great interest the course of the election.
