India's month-long election results are due to be announced on Friday, May 16.

Gayatri Patel, the owner of the restaurant, has lived in the U.S. for 11 years and is an American citizen. In a phone call to BuzzFeed she said, "It doesn't matter whether we live here or in India, I still care about my country, and I am just supporting my country to have a better leader." Patel said she admired Modi's thinking and believed he would bring India progress.

"I think he's going to do something good for the country and I'm looking forward to it," she said.