Senior Indian National Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has been meeting political leaders in Kathmandu. 

He held talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Krishna Bahadur Mahara on Friday. On Thursday evening, he called on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. 

Nepali Congress leader Bimalendra Nidhi, who invited the Indian leader, hosted a dinner for Aiyar, inviting top leaders from the major political parties. 

Leaders of the Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal, who have opposed the upcoming local level elections, and Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri also attended the event.

Aiyar is said to have discussed the latest political developments with the leaders.