Nepal's PM Sher Bahadur Deuba arrives in India, meets BJP chief JP Nadda

New Delhi: Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba visited the BJP headquarters on Friday and met its president J P Nadda and other leaders from the ruling party.

Welcoming Deuba, Nadda gifted him a copy of Integral Humanism, a book by Deen Dayal Upadhay.

As per a statement issued by BJP, Deuba was accompanied by four cabinet ministers of Nepal and the First Lady.

Deuba is on a three-day visit to India. This is his first visit to the country after becoming the prime minister of Nepal.

The BJP, in the statement, said the two leaders discussed strengthening the ties their parties share, including exchange of delegations, and also dwelt on the historical relations between the two neighbours.

Nadda briefed Deuba about the party structure and also about the welfare activities carried out by it during the COVID-19 pandemic and its coordination with families that had children stuck in Ukraine recently.

He also emphasised enhanced party-to-party interactions at every level. The BJP chief specifically proposed an exchange of delegations of youth leaders and women leaders from both sides.

Nadda also narrated his association with Nepal and visit Nepal by road during his student days.

The Nepalese PM further thanked the BJP President for the invitation and also thanked India for the rescue of Nepali students from Ukraine. He said that the coalition government is running well in coordination with different parties and said BJP's experience in running a coalition govt is an example for him.

He also endorsed Nadda's suggestion that there is a need for regular dialogue between two parties at every level.

Earlier in the day, PM Deuba was received at the Indira Gandhi International Airport by Ajay Bhatt, Minister of state for Defence and of Tourism.

In the evening, he met External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and PM Deuba will hold bilateral talks on Saturday.