U.S, May 8 -- US President Donald Trump congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured a landmark victory in West Bengal Assembly elections, calling it a "historic" and "decisive" result, and saying India is "lucky to have him as its leader".

The message from the White House came after the BJP won West Bengal for the first time, ending the 15-year rule of Mamata Banerjee and marking a major political shift, while winning Assembly elections in Assam and Puducherry under the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) alliance.

"Just last month on their phone call, President Trump expressed to Prime Minister Modi his admiration and how lucky India is to have him as its leader. The President congratulates ...