New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- The India-US relationship has bipartisan support on the US side and New Delhi will continue to focus on strengthening the bilateral strategic partnership, the external affairs ministry said in its first reaction to the sweeping victory of the Democratic Party in the US mid-term elections.

The Democrats wrested control of both the US Senate and the House of Representatives, dealing a blow to the Republican Party, whose fortunes were affected by the growing unpopularity of President Donald Trump over his economic policies and the war with Iran.

External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal described the mid-term elections as "an internal matter of the US" and told a regular media briefing that India's focus ...