India closely monitoring developments in Nepal: MEA

India on Thursday said it was closely monitoring the situation in Nepal as the Himalayan nation witnesses fast-paced political developments after the Maoists withdrew support to the KP Oli government only to reverse the decision later.

“These are internal political developments in Nepal and it will not be appropriate for me to comment on those. But of course, as a close neighbour, we are following the developments in Nepal very closely,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said, replying to a question. 

Nepal’s main Maoist party UCPN (M) had plunged the country into a new crisis as it announced the decision to form a new government under its leader Prachanda with support from Nepali Congress.

However, the Maoist party on Thursday made a U-turn and decided not to withdraw support to the coalition government “for the time being”. The decision to continue support to the coalition came following a meeting of the top leaders of the coalition.