New Delhi, March 28 The Congress congratulated Balendra Shah on being sworn in as the Prime Minister of Nepal on Saturday, with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge saying he was confident that the India-Nepal partnership would be further strengthened.
"On behalf of the Indian National Congress, I extend my warmest congratulations to Mr. Balendra Shah on being sworn in as the Prime Minister of Nepal," Kharge said on X.
India-Nepal relations are based on deep-rooted people-to-people ties and shared cultural heritage, he said.
"We are confident that this enduring partnership will be further strengthened, fostering peace, prosperity, and mutual progress for our people," Kharge said.
Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah was sworn in as Nepal's Prime Minister on Friday, making history as the youngest leader to be democratically elected to the top office of the Himalayan nation, around six months after the dramatic collapse of the KP Sharma Oli government in an unprecedented youth movement.
The 35-year-old Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP) leader, popularly known as 'Balen', was sworn in by President Ram Chandra Paudel at a ceremony at the President's Office. The RSP had registered a landslide victory in this month's parliamentary elections.
Shah, a former mayor of Kathmandu, is also the first person from the Madhes region to become the Prime Minister.
