Joe Biden to be new President of US

Joe Biden on Saturday defeated Donald Trump in the presidential election to become the 46th president of the United States, as the incumbent rushed to reject the outcome saying that the “election is far from over” and threatened further legal challenges. The Associated Press declared Joe Biden the winner of a grueling campaign for the American presidency four days after elections were held in the country. “He will lead a polarized nation through a historic collision of health, economic and social crises,” AP said. Kamala Harris made history on Saturday with her election as Joe Biden's vice president, becoming the first woman, first Black American and first Asian American to win the second highest U.S. office.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated American President-elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in a tweet.

Congratulations @JoeBiden on your spectacular victory! As the VP, your contribution to strengthening Indo-US relations was critical and invaluable. I look forward to working closely together once again to take India-US relations to greater heights. pic.twitter.com/yAOCEcs9bN

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 

President Ram Nath Kovind also congratulated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on their victory.

My sincere felicitations to Joseph R. Biden on his election as President of the United States of America and @KamalaHarris, as Vice President. I wish @JoeBiden a successful tenure and look forward to working with him to further strengthen India-US relations.

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 7, 2020

Congress president Sonia Gandhi also extended her best wishes to US President-elect Joe Biden and US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.

Hon'ble Congress President Smt Sonia Gandhi’s congratulatory message to President-elect Mr. @JoeBiden & Vice President-elect Ms. @KamalaHarris. pic.twitter.com/HgBjtMhL43

— Congress (@INCIndia) November 7, 2020

Donald Trump, refusing to concede defeat in the US presidential election, said Saturday that Joe Biden was "rushing to falsely pose as the winner". Trump underlined that states had not yet certified the results, and his campaign has launched multiple "legitimate legal challenges that could determine the ultimate victor."