Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Nepal for the successful and peaceful conduct of elections, as counting is underway to pick the next government in the Himalayan nation.

“I warmly congratulate the people and Government of Nepal on the successful and peaceful conduct of elections. It is heartening to see my Nepali sisters and brothers exercise their democratic rights so vibrantly," PM Modi said in a post on X.

He also called this a “historic milestone" and a proud moment in the democratic journey in Nepal, which was wracked with widespread Gen Z-led protests last year over a social media ban to overthrow KP Sharma Oli’s government. After Oli was forced to resign from the post, President Ramchandra Paudel dissolved the House of Representatives on September 12 and appointed Sushila Karki as the caretaker PM.

“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," PM Modi further remarked.

I warmly congratulate the people and Government of Nepal on the successful and peaceful conduct of elections. It is heartening to see my Nepali sisters and brothers exercise their democratic rights so vibrantly.This historic milestone is a proud moment in Nepal’s democratic…

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi)March 7, 2026

The Prime Minister’s remarks came as rapper-turned politician Balendra Shah’s Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is heading toward a sweeping victory in Nepal’s first general elections since the violent Gen Z protests.

According to the Election Commission of Nepal, the RSP has already won 40 seats and holds a lead in 80 constituencies. The Nepali Congress has won six seats, while the Nepali Communist Party (NCP) and Oli’s CPN (UML) each have two winners.

Shah himself is leading over Oli by a margin of more than 38,000 votes in Jhapa constituency-5 as the counting of votes progresses for the high-stakes general election for Nepal’s 275-member House of Representatives. The RSP has performed particularly strongly in the Kathmandu Valley, winning all 10 seats in Kathmandu district, along with two in Bhaktapur and one in Lalitpur.

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