Leaders of the Rastriya Swatantra Occasion (RSP) of Nepal, Rabi Lamichhane and Balendra Shah. File
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (March 9, 2026) spoke to leaders of the Rastriya Swatantra Occasion (RSP) of Nepal, Rabi Lamichhane and Balendra Shah, and congratulated them for his or her election victory and conveyed India’s dedication to work with them for mutual prosperity, progress and well-being of the 2 international locations.
In his telephonic conversations with the 2 leaders of Nepal, Mr. Modi stated he was assured that with the joint endeavours, India-Nepal relations would scale new heights within the coming years.
“Had heat phone conversations with Mr. Rabi Lamichhane, Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Occasion (RSP), and Mr. Balendra Shah, senior chief of the RSP,” he stated in a put up on X.
The Prime Minister stated he congratulated each leaders on their electoral victories and the RSP’s resounding success within the Nepal elections.
“Conveyed my finest needs for his or her forthcoming new authorities and India’s dedication to work with them for mutual prosperity, progress and well-being of our two international locations,” he stated.
The Home of Representatives (HoR) in Nepal has a complete of 275 seats. Whereas 165 members are elected by the First Previous The Publish (FPTP) or direct voting system, 110 members are elected by proportional illustration.
Within the common elections, up to now, the outcomes for Nepal’s 161 of the 165 seats have been declared underneath direct voting. The result on the remaining 4 seats is anticipated to be declared quickly.
Underneath proportionate voting, the Rastriya Swatantra Occasion (RSP) has secured 40,49,604 votes, adopted by the NC at 13,60,281, the CPN-UML 11,50,679, the NCP 5,91,940, the Shram Sanskriti Occasion 2,91,965, the Janata Samajwadi Occasion 1,16,463 and the Rastriya Parivartan Occasion 2,76,931.
With greater than 40 lakh votes underneath the proportional illustration system, the RSP is anticipated to safe at the least 40 extra seats, taking its tally to round 164 seats within the 275-member Home of Representatives, which is effectively above the 138 wanted for a easy majority, political observers stated.
Printed – March 10, 2026 12:00 am IST