New Delhi, Congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi on being elected as the Prime Minister again, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday resolved to continue fight for grand old party’s ideology.

Addressing mediapersons at the party headquarters here, Mr Gandhi said, ‘ I have said during the campaign that people are supreme and they have decided. People of the country have decided that Mr Modi will be the Prime Minister of India and I fully respect it.

I congratulate the Prime Minister and the BJP. I hope that he (Mr Modi) will look after the interest of the country.’He said the fight for Congress ideology would continue.

Describing the Lok Sabha elections as the fight between two ideologies, Mr Gandhi said his party will continue to fight for Congress ideology

‘ I want to tell the Congress workers there is no need to fear. We will continue to fight for our ideology and win,’ Mr Gandhi said.He said he accepts the responsibility of the party’s defeat.

However, on being asked about the reasons of the Congress defeat, Mr Gandhi said a meeting of the Congress Working Committee will be held and the date would be decided soon.

‘ Frankly today is not the day to discuss what went wrong because of people of India have clearly decided that Narendra Modi will be the Prime Minister and I respect that,’ Mr Gandhi said.

Accepting his defeat in Amethi parliamentary constituency, Mr Gandhi said, ‘ I congratulate Smriti Irani ji for her victory in Amethi. I wish she would take care of Amethi with love and respect. I respect people of Amethi for their decision.’

Speaking on the occasion, AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said, ‘ We accept people’s verdict and congratulate PM Modi and BJP workers.

The counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections showed the BJP heading towards a landslide win , with the saffron party leading in 300 seats while the NDA was leading in over 340 seats.