PM Modi spoke to Balendra Shah over phone, congratulated him on his victory in Nepal elections

News Topical, Digital Desk : Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Nepal's newly elected leader Balendra Shah, who is set to become the Himalayan nation's youngest prime minister.

"Had a good telephonic conversation with Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane and senior RSP leader Balendra Shah," PM Modi wrote on Twitter.

PM Modi said he appreciated India's "commitment to working with both countries for their mutual prosperity, progress and well-being".

Congratulated both the leaders on their victory – PM Modi

PM Modi wrote, "Congratulations to both leaders on their electoral victory and the resounding success of the RSP in the Nepal elections. Conveyed my best wishes to their new government and India's commitment to work with them for the mutual prosperity, progress and well-being of both countries. I am confident that through our joint efforts, India-Nepal relations will reach new heights in the years to come."

Balendra Shah defeated KP Oli

Nepal's political landscape witnessed a major shift when newly elected young leader Balendra "Balen" Shah ousted veteran leader and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli from his parliamentary stronghold. Shah, a structural engineer by profession who first rose to prominence as mayor of Kathmandu, now made history four years later by becoming the youngest person to become Nepal's prime minister.

Contesting from Jhapa-5, Shah defeated Oli by a landslide. The senior Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP) leader secured 68,348 votes, nearly four times the 18,734 received by the 74-year-old Marxist leader.

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