PM campaigned for Trump, will affect India's bipartisan relations with US: Cong, Left

The opposition on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of violating Indian foreign policy's "time honoured principle" of not interfering in elections of another country by "campaigning" for US President Donald Trump at the 'Howdy, Modi' event in Houston, which the BJP hailed as "historic".

While the Congress and the Left parties criticised Modi for endorsing Trump's re-election by taking a "partisan" position, the BJP said the event has left an indelible footprint of a stronger India on the world map.

The BJP hailed the event in Houston as "unprecedented" and "history in the making".

BJP chief Amit Shah termed it a historic day in world politics, saying leaders of two most powerful democracies shared their ideas and dreams for a prosperous world together in a way that one has never seen before.

The Congress said by taking a "partisan" position, the prime minister has done a "disservice" to long-term strategic Indo-US relations.

Congress senior spokesperson Anand Sharma said it .