Modi reached Berlin after wrapping up his visit to the UK where he attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) and held a series of bilateral meetings.
In a secret ballot, 364 of the Bundestag's 709 members voted in favour of Merkel -- nine more than the 50 per cent required, CNN reported.
The top spot in the survey went to French president Emmanuel Macron with a net score of 21 followed by German chancellor Angela Merkel with a net score of 20.
Exit polls suggested that German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc was on course for a victory with 33 percent of the vote.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is confident of a fourth term in office with her conservative bloc enjoying a wide lead in the final polls.
Angela Merkel is seeking a fourth term in office and her conservative bloc of the Christian Democratic Party and Bavarian-only Christian Social union has a healthy lead in the polls.
Merkel's conservative bloc, that comprises her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian ally Christian Social Union (CSU), will emerge as the largest group in the next Bundestag.
Merkel said that the Paris agreement was irreversible and not negotiable after US President Donald Trump signalled that his country could return to it later.
The White House on Tuesday described the relationship between US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel as "fairly unbelievable"
Modi's visit to Germany comes less than a week after Merkel provided the strongest indication yet that the EU and the US under President Trump were drifting apart
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today sought "outcome-oriented" momentum in Indo-German ties and a "quantum jump" in economic relations
Prime Minister Narendra Modi described his interaction with German Chancellor Angela Merkel as very good.
Earlier on Monday, Modi arrived in Berlin on the first leg of his six-day, four-nation tour of Europe.
India and Germany are set to ink a series of agreements to further deepen ties in key areas of trade, investment and energy, besides exploring ways to step up defence cooperation during PM Modi's visit to Berlin next week.
On Syria, Germany also has been sharply critical of Russia's support for President Bashar Assad. Merkel has suggested that Moscow was partly responsible for atrocities because of the airstrikes its forces have carried out on civilian areas.
US President Donald Trump on Sunday denied that he ignored German Chancellor Angela Merkel when they met last time.
Donald Trump on Saturday said that Germany owes vast sums of money to NATO and the U.S. must be paid more for providing defense to the European nation.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday said she stressed the importance of opinion in talks with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim.
Donald Trump said in an interview with a German daily that NATO is "obsolete" and accused Chancellor Angela Merkel of committing a "catastrophic mistake" with her refugee policy.
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