Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has wiped out the left parties in Nepal. Under the leadership of Rabi Lamichhane and Balen Shah, RSP badly defeated former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Pushp Kamal Dahal Prachanda. Even Balen Shah defeated Oli in the election on the seat itself. After the announcement of election results in Nepal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Rabi Lamichhane and Balen Shah on phone and congratulated them on their victory.
PM Modi shared the post on X
Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a post on social media platform X on Monday (March 9, 2026) congratulating RSP on its landslide victory in Nepal elections. In his post, PM Modi also shared information about his phone conversation with RSP President Rabi Lamichhane and senior leader Balendra Shah.
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
He wrote in the post, ‘I had a warm telephone conversation with Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane and senior party leader Balendra Shah. I congratulated both the leaders on their election victory and the stupendous success of RSP in Nepal’s elections. Also expressed his best wishes for his upcoming new government.
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PM Modi congratulated on the success of organizing elections in Nepal
Earlier on Saturday (March 7, 2026), in another post on social media platform X, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had congratulated for the successful conduct of parliamentary elections in Nepal. He had said in the post that as a close friend and neighbour, India is fully determined to touch new heights of peace, progress and prosperity with the people of Nepal and the new government there.
