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Who is winning Nepal election: Balendra Shah’s RSP wins 18 seats, leads in 99

March 7, 2026 admin

Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) prime ministerial candidate and former Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah while casting his vote in the Nepal general elections, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, March 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah’s newly formed Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) was on Saturday (March 7, 2026) heading towards a sweeping victory in Nepal’s…

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Nepal election 2026 results: RSP leading in 23 seats as per initial results

March 6, 2026 admin

Rastriya Swatantra Party’s (RSP) prime ministerial candidate and former Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah while casting his vote in the Nepal general elections on March 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI While vote counting continues in Nepal on Friday (March 6, 2026), the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) stretched its lead to 101 constituencies under the first-past-the-post…

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Nepal elections 2026 LIVE: Nepal goes to polls months after Gen Z protest

March 5, 2026 admin

The polls follow last September’s youth-led movement against corruption, misgovernance, and a patronage-driven economy long associated with an ageing political class. The vote is viewed as a corrective measure — an opportunity to break Nepal’s cycle of revolving-door politics that has plagued the country for decades and to create conditions for implementing the demands of…

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Nepal polls: Ex-PM Bhattarai withdraws candidacy, says honouring youths’ wishes

January 23, 2026 admin

Former Prime Minister of Nepal and Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai. File | Photo Credit: S. Subramanium Former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai on Friday (January 23, 2026) withdrew his candidacy from Nepal’s upcoming general elections, saying he was honouring the sentiments of the Himalayan nation’s youth. Mr. Bhattarai, 71, had earlier filed his nomination for the…

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