Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar has congratulated Ram Sahay Yadav on his election as the Vice President of Nepal.

Taking to twitter, Dhankhar expressed that he looked forward to working with Yadav in further strengthening the bilateral relationship between the two countries.

“Look forward to working with you in further strengthening the unique and multifaceted India-Nepal relationship and deepening the bonds of friendship between our peoples,” reads the tweet.

Indian Vice President Dhankhar congratulated his Nepali counterpart immediately after Yadav took oath of office on Monday.

Yadav was elected as the Vice President of Nepal on March 17, defeating Asta Laxmi Shakya of the CPN-UML, and Janata Party’s Mamata Jha. He is the third Vice-President of Nepal after the country became a republic in 2008.

Out of the total 52,628 weighted votes, Ram Sahay secured 30,328 while Asta Laxmi Shakya of the CPN-UML received 16,328 and Mamata Jha of the Janamat Party got 2,537 in an election held on Friday.

Likewise, Pramila Yadav of the Janata Samajbadi Party, who had announced a withdrawal of her candidacy, got 48 weighted votes.