Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ Sunday afternoon departed for Bharat for a two-day visit.
He flew down to New Delhi to attend the swearing-in ceremony of his Bharatiya counterpart Narendra Modi scheduled for this evening.
PM Modi-led NDA (National Democratic Alliance) is set for a historic third term in power after the results of the mammoth parliamentary elections were announced.
At the invitation of PM Modi, Dahal departed for Bharat from the VVIP terminal of the Tribhuvan International Airport.
He was accompanied by his daughter Ganga Dahal, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Padam Giri, Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal, Head of South Asia Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bhrigu Dhungana, Chief of Protocol Bishnu Prasad Gautam, Protocol Officer Prabin Bhattarai and three security personnel of the prime minister, as per a release from Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Dahal is among the distinguished guests who will attend the grand swearing-in ceremony of PM Modi, who is scheduled to take place at 7:15 PM (IST) at Rashtrapati Bhavan this evening.
PM Modi will assume office as prime minister for a third consecutive term as the BJP-led NDA secured 293 seats in the Lok Sabha elections. In the 543-strong lower house of the Bharatiya parliament, 272 is the minimum majority figure. PM Modi is the second Bharatiya leader to win a third term after founding prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
Alongside Narendra Modi, members of his council of ministers will also take their oath this evening.
