Republican Hindu Coalition inaugurated on Nov 17th 2015 with Speaker Newt Gingrich as its Honorary Chairman. It started the evening with Diwali light lamping ceremony and keynote remarks from Speaker Gingrich, 6 U. S. Senators and 15 U. S. Congressmen.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave his first speech at the US Congress to a thunderous response.He was addressing a joint meeting of Congress in the House of Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republican Hindu Coalition Chairman Shalabh Kumar was attending the session.

In meeting with Donald Trump, Republican Party nominee for President of the United States RHC Chairman Shalabh Kumar donated a $898,000 towards Trump's victory campaign. Shalabh Kumar mentioned, he will not be coordinating with the Trump campaign, but is generally supportive of Donald Trump.