Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (March 9, 2026) spoke to leaders of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) of Nepal, Rabi Lamichhane and Balendra Shah, and congratulated them for their election victory and conveyed India's commitment to work with them for mutual prosperity, progress and well-being of the two countries. In his telephonic conversations with the two leaders of Nepal, Mr. Modi said he was confident that with the joint endeavours, India-Nepal relations would scale new heights in the coming years. "Had warm telephone conversations with Mr. Rabi Lamichhane, Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), and Mr. Balendra Shah, senior leader of the RSP," he said in a post on X. The Prime Minister said he congratulated both leaders on their electoral victories and the RSP's resounding success in the Nepal elections. Under proportionate voting, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has secured 40,49,604 votes, followed by the NC at 13,60,281, the CPN-UML 11,50,679, the NCP 5,91,940, the Shram Sanskriti Party 2,91,965, the Janata Samajwadi Party 1,16,463 and the Rastriya Parivartan Party 2,76,931.
