India, June 10 -- US Senator John Cornyn congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday over becoming the longest-serving PM of India.

Cornyn, who belongs to US President Donald Trump-led Republican party, said that Washington-Delhi ties were strongest under PM Modi, and that the prime minister earned his leadership through the trust of 1.4 billion people across three democratic mandates.

"From lifting 250 million out of poverty to making India the world's fastest-growing major economy, PM Modi's tenure has been nothing short of transformational. The US-India partnership has never been stronger," Cornyn wrote in an X post.

On Wednesday, PM Modi completes a big milestone - 4,399 days in office, and becoming the longest continuo...