Nepal Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP) leader Balendra Shah, who is expected to become the next prime minister on Tuesday, thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his wishes. Shah also extended his compliments to India for winning the Men’s T20 World Cup.
Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s post congratulating him, Shah wrote: “Thank you for the good wishes.
“I express confidence that we will work together to further strengthen, deepen and make the existing close and multidimensional historical relations between Nepal and India result-oriented in the coming days,” Shah said in the post.
35-year-old rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah has emerged as the big winner with a landslide victory in Nepal’s general elections held this month.
Also Read: PM Modi talks to RSP chief Balendra Shah after the huge win in Nepal elections
“Hearty congratulations” on winning the World Cup
Congratulating India on winning the World Cup, Shah said, “I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to the Government of India and the Indian people for successfully winning the World Cup title twice in a row.
India won the T20 World Cup on Sunday, beating New Zealand by 96 runs in the final held in Ahmedabad.
Earlier on Monday, Prime Minister Modi congratulated the leaders of the Nepal Rastriya Swatantra Party, Rabi Lamichhane and Shah, on their electoral victory in the country’s national elections.
Also Read: Rapper-turned-politician set to become Nepal’s new Prime Minister
The Prime Minister also expressed confidence that the joint endeavors of India-Nepal relations “will rise to new heights in the coming years,” he added.
Shah’s election victory marks a shift in Nepal’s politics away from the old traditional parties. It also reflected its population’s frustration with issues such as political instability, corruption and youth unemployment.
Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) chief Rabi Lamichhane had earlier said that he looked forward to strengthening Nepal-India relations through “development diplomacy” and also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his wishes.
