Chemistry has triumphed over poll arithmetic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday, profusely thanking Varanasi voters for electing him by a huge margin in the Lok Sabha elections.

"Political analysts will have to accept that beyond poll arithmetic there is chemistry," he told party workers on his first visit to his constituency after his resounding victory which was by a higher margin this time. "For the country, I am the PM, but for you, I am your MP, I am your sevak," he said.