Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) registered a ‘landmark victory’ in the country’s snap election in the lower house, the House of Representatives.
“Congratulations Sanae Takaichi on your landmark victory in the elections to the House of Representatives! Our Special Strategic and Global Partnership plays a vital role in enhancing global peace, stability and prosperity. I am confident that under your able leadership, we will continue to take the India-Japan friendship to greater heights,” PM Modi said on X.
The ruling party under Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi went past 233 seats mark and was headed towards a supermajority of up to two-thirds of the 465 seats in the lower house of the National Diet.
Hours after the crucial elections, Exit Polls predicted that the ruling bloc may secure at least 261seats in the powerful lower house.
According to NHK projections, the LDP could also secure 366 of the 465 seats in the House of Representatives.
This would mean that the ruling bloc may surpass the threshold required to chair all standing committees and outnumbering the opposition in key panels, which would help push through its legislative agenda.
The main opposition, the newly formed Centrist Reform Alliance, which brings together lower house members of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) and Komeito, was distant second.
Meanwhile, the populist Sanseito party, known for its “Japanese First” slogan, is expected to make substantial gains, while Team Mirai, advocating the use of digital technologies to boost political participation, is set to secure its first seat in the chamber.