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Nepal Election 2026: PM Modi Congratulates RSP's Balendra Shah, Vows to Deepen Bilateral Ties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the Rastriya Swatantra Party's resounding success and affirmed India's commitment to joint development and prosperity with Nepal.
- On March 9, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi telephoned Rabi Lamichhane, Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, and Balendra Shah, Senior Leader, to congratulate them on their electoral victories and the RSP's resounding success in Nepal.
- On March 5, voters cast ballots for 165 First‑Past‑the‑Post and 110 Proportional Representation seats, and counting has entered its final phase with the Rastriya Swatantra Party dominating and projected to win around 60 PR seats.
- Prime Minister Modi emphasised deep India‑Nepal ties and said cooperation will focus on development, progress and citizens' well‑being, expressing confidence relations will scale new heights through joint endeavours in coming years.
- Modi assured the leaders India would work closely with the incoming Nepal government, and with a new government expected soon, both countries will likely expand cooperation across economic, infrastructure and people‑to‑people ties.
- If trends hold, the Rastriya Swatantra Party could secure around 185 seats, surpassing the two-thirds majority and highlighting Balendra Shah's generational change.
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PM Modi spoke to Balendra Shah by phone, congratulating him on the landslide victory of the RSP in the Nepal elections. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken by telephone with leaders of the Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP) for their landslide victory in the national elections in Nepal and congratulated them.
Nepal election 2026: PM Modi congratulates RSP's Balendra Shah, vows to deepen bilateral ties
PM Narendra Modi congratulated Nepal's Rastriya Swatantra Party leaders Rabi Lamichhane and Balendra Shah on their election victory, emphasising India's commitment to mutual prosperity and development. The party has secured a significant number of seats in the ongoing general elections.
PM Modi speaks with Balendra Shah and Lamichhane, congratulates them for Rastriya Swatantra Party's resounding success in Nepal polls
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated leaders of Nepal's Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) on their electoral victory in the country's national polls and expressed confidence that the bilateral ties will scale new heights with joint endeavours of the leaders of the two countries.
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