Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday congratulated his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi as the BJP - led NDA government appeared set to retain power for a second term at the Centre.
"Congratulations to @narendramodi on a magnificent victory!
We look forward to working closely with you, " Wickremesinghe tweeted.
Around 67 per cent of the nearly 900 million voters in India exercised their franchise in the seven - phase elections that began on April 11 and ended on May 19.