Kathmandu, Prime Minister Pushpakamal Dahal 'Prachanda' will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be held in New Delhi over the weekend.

Foreign Ministry sources said that the Nepali Foreign Ministry is currently busy preparing for the Prime Minister's upcoming visit to Delhi to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Modi.

Ministry sources said that internal preparations are going on in the Ministry of External Affairs for the Prime Minister's visit to India, although the formal date and confirmation of the visit is yet to be announced.

Sources said a formal announcement will be made once the date is finalised.

Earlier on Tuesday, immediately after the results were declared, Prachanda had congratulated Modi on his election victory. Dahal said the

The Prime Minister also spoke to Modi on telephone.

In 2014, when Modi was elected Prime Minister for the first time, the then Prime Minister Sushila Koirala participated in his swearing-in ceremony.