PM Modi expresses his gratitude to Harper for lauding BJP's win in UP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his gratitude to former Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper, who congratulated him on the BJP's decisive victory in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.

The BJP emerged victorious in Uttar Pradesh by a resounding margin. The BJP along with its alliances won 324 seats out of 403 in the state assembly, the biggest majority for any party in Uttar Pradesh since 1980.