Modi visits mum in Gujarat

New Delhi: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi dropped in on his 95-year-old mother after his election landslide ahead of an upcoming victory rally in Varanasi.

Modi told his 47.6 million Twitter followers that he wanted to “seek blessings” from his mother Hiraben Modi in his home state of Gujarat in western India after his massive win.

“People this time have voted to support our programmes and a strong government. They have voted for stability and security,” Modi told workers of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat earlier.

“The coming five years are going to be unprecedented for India as well as the world. It is time for India to regain it position globally. India will be influencing the world economy,” he said.

Varanasi, the location for Monday’s victory rally before his new government was due to be sworn in on Thursday, was Modi’s constituency in the election which ended last week.

After an electrifying campaign Modi’s BJP defied predictions of a dip in support and increased its majority in the election, sweeping 303 out of 543 elected seats in parliament.