New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended warm congratulations to Rodrigo Paz Pereira on his election as the President of Bolivia.

In a post on X, the Prime Minister said:

"Warm congratulations, Mr. Rodrigo Paz Pereira, on your election as the President of Bolivia. Close and friendly ties between India and Bolivia have long underpinned our mutually beneficial cooperation. I look forward to deepening our partnership for shared progress and prosperity in the years to come.

@Rodrigo_PazP"

Rodrigo Paz Pereira, 58, and Centre-right senator emerged victorious in Bolivia's presidential runoff on Sunday, becoming the nation's next president and signaling a rightward political shift after nearly two decades of leftist Movimie...