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Punjab Election Results 2017: PM Modi Congratulates Amarinder Singh On Poll Win

Punjab Election Results 2017: PM Modi Congratulates Amarinder Singh On Poll Win

PM Modi also wished Congress leader Amarinder Singh on his 75th birthday.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called up Congress leader Amarinder Singh to congratulate him on the electoral victory in Punjab.

"Spoke to @capt_amarinder & congratulated him on the win in Punjab," PM Modi tweeted.

His tweet came as the Congress party was heading towards forming the government in Punjab.The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party combine received a major drubbing in these Assembly elections.

PM Modi also wished Mr Singh on his 75th birthday, which falls on the same day.

"Also wished him (Amarinder) a happy birthday & prayed for his long & healthy life," the Prime Minister added.

The Congress leader was born on this day in 1942 in Patiala, Punjab.
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