Indian diaspora considers 2019 Lok Sabha poll outcome 'a win for honesty', says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Indian diaspora in Japan consider his huge victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls as "a win for honesty". With 61 crore people casting their ballots, the number of voters who participated in India's general elections exceeded the population of almost all countries, barring China, he told an enthusiastic Indian community in Kobe amidst chanting of "Bharat Mata ki jai" and "Jai Shree Ram'. After the event concluded, Modi tweeted, "Had a wonderful community programme in Kobe...Interacting with the Indian diaspora is always special." "(The) Outcome of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls has caused immense happiness among the Indian diaspora. At the community programme, I asked those who had gathered- the win in 2019 is whose win? They promptly replied - it is a win for honesty. Their answer was very pleasing," he added. The BJP won 303 seats in the 543-member House. Modi is in Japan to attend the G20 Summit to be held in Osaka from Friday. Earlier, the .

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