President of India Droupadi Murmu has congratulated Ram Chandra Paudel on his election as the President.

In a congratulatory note, Murmu said that she looks forward to working closely with Paudel in further strengthening the bilateral partnership.

“I am confident that under your able guidance, our wide ranging cooperation will be strengthened further. I look forward to working closely with you in nurturing and further strengthening our bilateral partnership,” reads the note.

The Indian President also wished for Paudel’s good health and well being and continued progress and prosperity of the people of Nepal.

Nepali Congress senior leader Paudel was elected the third President of the country on Thursday, defeating Subas Chandra Nembang of the CPN-UML. Out of 52,628 weightage-based votes, Paudel secured 33,802 while Nembang got 15,518 votes.