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Prime Minister congratulates Rastriya Swatantra Party leaders on electoral success in Nepal

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Posted On: 09 MAR 2026 9:13PM by PIB Delhi The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, had warm telephone conversations with Mr. Rabi Lamichhane, Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), and Mr. Balendra Shah, Senior Leader of the RSP. Shri Modi congratulated both leaders on their electoral victories and the RSP’s resounding success in the Nepal elections. He conveyed his best wishes for the forthcoming new Government and reaffirmed India’s commitment to work with them for mutual prosperity, progress and well-being of the people of both countries. Expressing confidence in the future of India-Nepal relations, the Prime Minister said that with joint endeavours, the partnership between the two nations will scale new heights in the years ahead. In a X post, the Prime Minister said; “Had warm telephone conversations with Mr. Rabi Lamichhane, Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and Mr. Balendra Shah, Senior Leader of the RSP. Congratulated both leaders on their electoral victories and RSP’s resounding success in the Nepal elections. Conveyed my best wishes for their forthcoming new Government and India's commitment to work with them for mutual prosperity, progress and well-being of our two countries. I am confident that with our joint endeavours, India and Nepal relations will scale new heights in the years ahead. @hamrorabi @ShahBalen @party_swatantra” Had warm telephone conversations with Mr. Rabi Lamichhane, Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and Mr. Balendra Shah, Senior Leader of the RSP. Congratulated both leaders on their electoral victories and RSP’s resounding success in the Nepal elections. Conveyed my… — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 9, 2026 राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टी (रास्वपा) का सभापति श्री रवि लामिछाने र रास्वपाका वरिष्ठ नेता श्री बालेन्द्र शाहसँग टेलिफोनमा सौहार्दपूर्ण कुराकानी भयो। वहाँहरुको निर्वाचनमा प्राप्त जित र नेपालको निर्वाचनमा रास्वपाको शानदार सफलताका लागि दुवै नेताहरूलाई बधाई दिएँ। वहाँहरूको आगामी… — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 9, 2026 **** MJPS/ST (Release ID: 2237237) Visitor Counter : 894 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी , Marathi , Assamese , Bengali , Manipuri , Punjabi , Gujarati , Odia , Tamil , Telugu , Kannada , Malayalam Prime Minister's Office Prime Minister congratulates Rastriya Swatantra Party leaders on electoral success in Nepal Posted On: 09 MAR 2026 9:13PM by PIB Delhi The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, had warm telephone conversations with Mr. Rabi Lamichhane, Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), and Mr. Balendra Shah, Senior Leader of the RSP. Shri Modi congratulated both leaders on their electoral victories and the RSP’s resounding success in the Nepal elections. He conveyed his best wishes for the forthcoming new Government and reaffirmed India’s commitment to work with them for mutual prosperity, progress and well-being of the people of both countries. Expressing confidence in the future of India-Nepal relations, the Prime Minister said that with joint endeavours, the partnership between the two nations will scale new heights in the years ahead. In a X post, the Prime Minister said; “Had warm telephone conversations with Mr. Rabi Lamichhane, Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and Mr. Balendra Shah, Senior Leader of the RSP. Congratulated both leaders on their electoral victories and RSP’s resounding success in the Nepal elections. Conveyed my best wishes for their forthcoming new Government and India's commitment to work with them for mutual prosperity, progress and well-being of our two countries. I am confident that with our joint endeavours, India and Nepal relations will scale new heights in the years ahead. @hamrorabi @ShahBalen @party_swatantra” Had warm telephone conversations with Mr. Rabi Lamichhane, Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and Mr. Balendra Shah, Senior Leader of the RSP. Congratulated both leaders on their electoral victories and RSP’s resounding success in the Nepal elections. Conveyed my… — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 9, 2026 राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टी (रास्वपा) का सभापति श्री रवि लामिछाने र रास्वपाका वरिष्ठ नेता श्री बालेन्द्र शाहसँग टेलिफोनमा सौहार्दपूर्ण कुराकानी भयो। वहाँहरुको निर्वाचनमा प्राप्त जित र नेपालको निर्वाचनमा रास्वपाको शानदार सफलताका लागि दुवै नेताहरूलाई बधाई दिएँ। वहाँहरूको आगामी… — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 9, 2026 **** MJPS/ST (Release ID: 2237237) The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, had warm telephone conversations with Mr. Rabi Lamichhane, Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), and Mr. Balendra Shah, Senior Leader of the RSP. Shri Modi congratulated both leaders on their electoral victories and the RSP’s resounding success in the Nepal elections. He conveyed his best wishes for the forthcoming new Government and reaffirmed India’s commitment to work with them for mutual prosperity, progress and well-being of the people of both countries. Expressing confidence in the future of India-Nepal relations, the Prime Minister said that with joint endeavours, the partnership between the two nations will scale new heights in the years ahead. In a X post, the Prime Minister said; “Had warm telephone conversations with Mr. Rabi Lamichhane, Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and Mr. Balendra Shah, Senior Leader of the RSP. Congratulated both leaders on their electoral victories and RSP’s resounding success in the Nepal elections. Conveyed my best wishes for their forthcoming new Government and India's commitment to work with them for mutual prosperity, progress and well-being of our two countries. I am confident that with our joint endeavours, India and Nepal relations will scale new heights in the years ahead. @hamrorabi @ShahBalen @party_swatantra” Had warm telephone conversations with Mr. Rabi Lamichhane, Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and Mr. Balendra Shah, Senior Leader of the RSP. Congratulated both leaders on their electoral victories and RSP’s resounding success in the Nepal elections. Conveyed my…— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/2031028703917166950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2026</a> राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टी (रास्वपा) का सभापति श्री रवि लामिछाने र रास्वपाका वरिष्ठ नेता श्री बालेन्द्र शाहसँग टेलिफोनमा सौहार्दपूर्ण कुराकानी भयो। वहाँहरुको निर्वाचनमा प्राप्त जित र नेपालको निर्वाचनमा रास्वपाको शानदार सफलताका लागि दुवै नेताहरूलाई बधाई दिएँ। वहाँहरूको आगामी…— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/2031041890083369445?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2026</a> **** MJPS/ST " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); var mPlayAction = document.getElementById("playbutton"); var isPlaying = false; function playAudio() { mPlayer.play(); isPlaying = true; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "none"; } function pauseAudio() { mPlayer.pause(); isPlaying = false; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "block"; 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