Kathmandu: India handed over the third tranche of election-related assistance to Nepal on Thursday. This including over 220 pickups and 50 trucks for the Nepali Army for smooth conduct of the upcoming elections in the country on March 5.
The third tranche was ceremonially handed over by Ambassador Naveen Srivastava to Om Prakash Aryal, the minister for home affairs of Nepal, as reported by ANI.
The vehicles were gifted to support the proper conduct of the elections, as per the Nepal government’s request. This follows two earlier deliveries on January 20 and 29, 2026. More assistance is expected soon.
The trucks for the Nepali Army were received by the Chief of Army Staff, General Ashok Raj Sigdel, from Ambassador Srivastava.
Home minister Aryal thanked the Indian side for the timely and significant assistance provided to Nepal. He also expressed appreciation for the mutually beneficial, comprehensive nature of cooperation between the two countries, marked by mutual trust, friendship, and shared adherence to democratic values.
“The Government of India, supporting the upcoming general election, handed over the third instalment of the support vehicles to the Government of Nepal. In the first handover, 61 vehicles were handed over; in the second, 254; in the third, 223; and for the Nepal Army, 50 vehicles were handed over. Other equipment that the Indian Government will be handing over to the Nepal Government for the Police has also arrived, while some are on their way as well,” Ananda Kafle, spokesperson at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Nepal, told ANI.
“These vehicles will be further handed over to the security agencies as well as to the electoral bodies for the smooth conduct of the election in the coming days,” Kafle added.
The first two tranches of such election-related assistance, comprising over 310 vehicles and other supplies from the Government of India, were handed over to Nepal on 20 January and 29 January 2026. Additional deliveries are expected to occur in batches over the coming days.
