PM Modi congratulates Kamla Persad-Bissessar for Trinidad and Tobago’s election victory | Indian News
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Kamla Persad-Bissess on his victory in the elections held in Trinidad and Tobago, and said he looked forward to working with her to strengthen common prosperity and the well-being of the peoples of both countries.
The victory marks the comeback of Persad-Bissesar, 73, who served as prime minister from 2010-2015.
PM Modi said in an article shared on X: “@mpkamla’s most awesome @Mpkamla won the election. We cherish our historic and family connections with Trinidad and Tobago. I look forward to working closely with you to further strengthen our partnership to share prosperity and the common prosperity and kindness of our people.”
UNC political leader, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago – Prime Minister-elect Kamla Persad Bissessar won the 2025 general election. On April 28, 10:10 PM (UNC) defeated the PNM government, and PNM political leader Keith Rowley pointed out that if the voting trend is held, PNM will enter the opposition with 10 to 12 seats, local newspapers Trinidad and Tobago Newspaper reported, reporting.
Kamla Persad, speaking in her constituency office in Siparia, urged UNC supporters not to brag or be arrogant as the vote count progresses. “We have a lot of work to do, so we are going to the (UNC) party headquarters now,” she said.
She said UNC has 19 seats and flipped several seats PNM had before. But, as the count is still in progress, she doesn’t want to announce any of these flipped seats. She said the TPP won two Tobago seats.
A few minutes later, Balisier House in Rowley admitted the failure along with outgoing Prime Minister Stuart Young and PNM deputy political leader Rohan Sinanan. He said they entered the opponent with 10 or 12 seats, according to the numbers entering the Balisier House.
“Tonight was not a good night for PNM, but it could be a good night for the TT people,” he said. “The situation was very good in the process and the result has come now, but from the purpose of our coming to Balisier House, we seem to have lost the election.”
He admitted defeat in the election, saying: “We admitted defeat on election night, but tomorrow is another day. We admitted in 1986, we admitted in 1995, we admitted in 2010, so at this 70-year-old party, sometimes you win, sometimes you don’t.”
He said they had made a comeback from one seat, adding: “10 to 12 seats don’t count us”. Rowley called the election results surprising, adding that PNM will start the next election campaign in the next five years.
