POLITICS
Results of 88 constituencies announced so far, RSP wins 68 seats
Results of 88 constituencies announced so far, RSP wins 68 s...
Among the winners so far, 68 candidates from the RSP, 11 from the NC, four from the UML, three from the NCP, and one each from the RPP and an independent candidate have been elected. Most of the RSP candidates have secured victories with large margins.
Mar 07, 2026
POLITICS
Balen effect lifts RSP as low turnout punishes old parties
Balen effect lifts RSP as low turnout punishes old parties
Balen Shah’s entry into national politics propels the Rastriya Swatantra Party ahead, as low voter turnout punishes traditional parties and signals Nepalis’ appetite for change.
Mar 07, 2026
POLITICS
Chairman Oli among 11 UML office bearers set to remain outside parliament
Chairman Oli among 11 UML office bearers set to remain outsi...
As the vote count from the House of Representatives (HoR) election held on Thursday nears completion, a majority of office bearers of the CPN-UML—including party chairperson and former prime minister KP Sharma Oli—are set to remain outside the federal parliament for the next five years.
Mar 07, 2026
SOCIETY
Four killed, one injured in Chitwan auto-rickshaw accident
Four killed, one injured in Chitwan auto-rickshaw accident
Four people, including the driver, were killed and one injured after an auto-rickshaw overturned in Kalika Municipality-9 of Chitwan on Saturday evening.
Mar 07, 2026
POLITICS
RSP storms HoR elections with massive wins, margins up to 50,000 votes
RSP storms HoR elections with massive wins, margins up to 50...
As the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) won 37 seats and is taking the lead in 82 places in the recently held House of Representatives (HoR) elections, a number of the RSP’s candidates defeated their opponents by a wide margin, in some cases as high as 50,000 votes.
Mar 07, 2026
POLITICS
Indian PM Modi congratulates Nepal on successful HoR elections
Indian PM Modi congratulates Nepal on successful HoR electio...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended his warm congratulations to the people and Government of Nepal on the peaceful and successful conduct of the House of Representatives elections.
Mar 07, 2026
POLITICS
RSP’s Karki repeats her triumph in Lalitpur-3 for the second time
RSP’s Karki repeats her triumph in Lalitpur-3 for the second...
Toshima Karki of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has been elected as a member of the House of Representatives (HoR) from Lalitpur Constituency-3.
Mar 07, 2026
POLITICS
RPP Leader Gyanendra Shahi wins HoR seat in Jumla
RPP Leader Gyanendra Shahi wins HoR seat in Jumla
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) candidate Gyan Bahadur (Gyanendra) Shahi has won in Jumla.
Mar 07, 2026
POLITICS
RPP Chair Lingden loses to RSP’s Prakash Pathak in Jhapa-3
RPP Chair Lingden loses to RSP’s Prakash Pathak in Jhapa-3
Prakash Pathak of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has defeated Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Chairman Rajendra Lingden in Jhapa Constituency-3.
Mar 07, 2026
POLITICS
RSP’s Balen Shah defeats former PM Oli by nearly 50,000 votes in Jhapa-5
RSP’s Balen Shah defeats former PM Oli by nearly 50,000 vote...
In one of the biggest upsets of the House of Representatives (HoR) election, the Rastriya Swatantra Party’s (RSP) prime ministerial candidate Balen Shah has defeated former prime minister and CPN-UML Chairperson KP Sharma Oli by a huge margin in Jhapa-5.
Mar 07, 2026