British Foreign Secretary Truss beat India-born former Chancellor Rishi Sunak to be crowned the winner of the Conservative Party leadership race on Monday and will now officially take over as Britain’s prime minister as successor to Boris Johnson.
“Congratulations @trussliz on being chosen as the next UK Prime Minister. Convinced that under your leadership the comprehensive strategic partnership between India and the UK will be further strengthened,” Modi said in a tweet.
“I wish you all the best for your new role and your new responsibilities,” he said.
The 47-year-old British minister is expected to become Britain’s third female prime minister after 170,000 online votes and posts by Tory members, ending Sunak’s historic run as the first member of Parliament of Indian descent to compete for the top. works at 10 Downing Street.
Truss garnered 81,326 votes to Sunak’s 60,399 votes in the election with a turnout of 82.6%, with 654 ballots rejected out of a total of 172,437 eligible Conservative voters.
