Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Nepali people and also the interim government in Kathmandu for the successful general elections on 5 March 2026. “It is heartening to see my Nepali sisters and brothers exercise their democratic rights so vibrantly”, Modi said on a social media post asserting New Delhi’s commitment to work in close coordination with the people and the newly formed government. “As a close friend and neighbour, India remains steadfast in its commitment to working closely with the people of Nepal and their new government to scale new heights of shared peace, progress and prosperity”, he added.
Meanwhile, Balendra Shah of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) led his party to win over 100 seats in the 275-member national Parliament. The young rapper-turned-politician Balendra even defeated his nearest rival, KP Sharma Oli in Jhapa-5 constituency of eastern Nepal. The former Kathmandu mayor secured 68,348 votes against Oli’s 18,734 in the electoral battles and set to become the premier of Himalayan republic. Mentionable is that Oli, who leads the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), was ousted last year during the anti-corruption uprising in September.
Nepali Congress (NC), the Himalayan nation’s oldest political party, is lagging behind with only 13 seats (and leading in three seats). The CPN-UML has won only seven seats (leading in three), Nepali Communist Party (NCP) six seats (leading in one) till, Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) won one seat and Shrama Shakti Party (SSP) is leading in three seats till Sunday morning. More than 60 % of total 19 million Nepali voters exercised their franchise in the election, which was largely peaceful.
PM Modi congratulates Nepali citizens for successful general election
