Prime Minister ‘s special assistant Mahbubul Hoque Shakil confirmed that the prime minister congratulated the Hindu nationalist leader as his party is set to return to power with a landslide victory.
Preliminary results showed the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party captured a commanding lead for at least 272 seats in the lower house of Parliament, the majority needed to create a government without forming a coalition with smaller parties.
Source: Prothom Alo