THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Friday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his colleagues for the BJP-led NDA's stellar performance in the Lok Sabha polls.

In a message to Modi, Pinarayi said meaningful cooperation from the Centre was expected in the best interests of the state and country, a statement from the chief minister's office said. The BJP-led NDA won 350 seats in the seven-phase Lok Sabha polls, results for which were announced Thursday.

In Kerala, while the CPI (M)-LDF managed to win only one seat, the opposition Congress-led UDF made a clean sweep garnering 19 of the 20 seats.