US President Donald Trump congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his “historic” electoral victory, a White House spokesman said on Tuesday, in an apparent response to the recent round of assembly elections in which the Bharatiya Janata Party swept to victory in West Bengal.White House spokesman Khush Desai spoke of Trump’s enthusiasm for Modi, noting that in a phone call last month the US president expressed his admiration for Modi and “how lucky India is to have him as its leader.”“The President congratulates Prime Minister Modi on his recent historic and decisive electoral victory,” Desai said. On Monday, the Bharatiya Janata Party ended Mamata Banerjee’s 15-year term.
