During the meeting, Mukherjee assured India’s continued support to Nepal after the Maoists’ victory in the April 10 polls, CPN-Maoist sources said.

Mukherjee and Prachanda also discussed the issue of “King’s graceful exit for the implementation of republic declaration through the first sitting of the Constituent Assembly”, the Kantipur online reported quoting a source.

CPN-Maoist sources said Prachanda discussed with the envoy the emereging political situation in Nepal, including matters relating to government formation.

It was their second meeting after the historic polls and the first since the Maoist leader and External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee spoke over phone on Tuesday. Prachanda has got an invitation from the External Affairs Minister to visit India, Maoist sources said. The date for the visit has not yet been fixed, sources said.

The Maoists are also holding a crucial meeting to discuss government formation.

The former rebels have been saying that they will seek cooperation from all the major parties, including Nepali Congress and CPN-UML while forming the new government.