<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu for being re-elected as the Prime Minister of Israel.</p>.<p>Taking to Twitter, Modi said: "Mazel Tov my friend @netanyahu for your electoral success. I look forward to continuing our joint efforts to deepen the India-Israel strategic partnership."</p>.<p>He also thanked former Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid "for your priority to the India-Israel strategic partnership. I hope to continue our fruitful exchange of ideas for the mutual benefit of our peoples".</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/israeli-pm-lapid-concedes-defeat-congratulates-netanyahu-on-election-victory-1159180.html" target="_blank">Israeli PM Lapid concedes defeat, congratulates Netanyahu on election victory</a></strong></p>.<p>The 73-year-old Netanyahu, Israel's longest serving Prime Minister, made a stunning comeback after his win in the general elections, the fifth since 2019, held on Tuesday.</p>.<p>As the final thousands of votes were being tallied on Thursday evening, Lapid called Netanyahu to concede the race and congratulate the latter on his election victory.</p>.<p>Netanyahu will control not just the largest party in the Knesset (parliament), but is poised to return to power leading a 64-strong majority bloc of his religious and right-wing allies in the 120-member Knesset.</p>
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu for being re-elected as the Prime Minister of Israel.</p>.<p>Taking to Twitter, Modi said: "Mazel Tov my friend @netanyahu for your electoral success. I look forward to continuing our joint efforts to deepen the India-Israel strategic partnership."</p>.<p>He also thanked former Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid "for your priority to the India-Israel strategic partnership. I hope to continue our fruitful exchange of ideas for the mutual benefit of our peoples".</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/israeli-pm-lapid-concedes-defeat-congratulates-netanyahu-on-election-victory-1159180.html" target="_blank">Israeli PM Lapid concedes defeat, congratulates Netanyahu on election victory</a></strong></p>.<p>The 73-year-old Netanyahu, Israel's longest serving Prime Minister, made a stunning comeback after his win in the general elections, the fifth since 2019, held on Tuesday.</p>.<p>As the final thousands of votes were being tallied on Thursday evening, Lapid called Netanyahu to concede the race and congratulate the latter on his election victory.</p>.<p>Netanyahu will control not just the largest party in the Knesset (parliament), but is poised to return to power leading a 64-strong majority bloc of his religious and right-wing allies in the 120-member Knesset.</p>