The visiting delegation of India’s main opposition party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), met with president of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Pashupati SJB Rana today.

The delegation led by Surendra Kumar Arora, head of the Foreign Department of the BJP, held also held talks with other political leaders including Maoist spokesperson Krishna Mahara, according to Kantipur Television.

“They did show interest about the political developments and about the issue of monarchy,” Rana later told media persons after meeting with the BJP delegation. “But they did not prescribe anything,” Rana added.

During their four-day stay in Katmandu, BJP leaders are scheduled to meet with senior leaders including Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala on Friday. Earlier, some reports had said that the BJP leaders had already met with PM Koirala.

The team had arrived here on Wednesday. They have already met with UML general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal.

The BJP, a Hindu nationalist party, which has been supportive of monarchy in Nepal, had expressed displeasure over the reinstated parliament’s declaration to turn Nepal into a secular state.