Nepali Congress Emerges as Largest Party in National Assembly After Sunday's Elections

Kathmandu. Following Sunday's elections for 18 seats, the Nepali Congress has become the largest party in the National Assembly.

The CPN (Communist Party of Nepal) has dropped to second place after the election. Out of the 18 seats, Congress members elected on Sunday numbered nine, increasing Congress's total seats in the National Assembly to 25. With 25 lawmakers, Congress has secured the status of the largest party in the National Assembly.

Previously, Congress had 16 lawmakers in the National Assembly. Its seat count increased after gaining nine new members from the election. Consequently, the balance of power in the National Assembly has shifted.

An electoral alliance was formed in the election among the Nepali Congress, CPN-UML, and the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) Nepal. According to this alliance, Congress secured 9 seats, UML secured 8, and JSP secured 1 seat.

After this election, the CPN (Communist Party of Nepal), formed by the merger of the then CPN (Maoist Centre) and CPN (Unified Socialist), has shrunk from being the largest party to the second largest.

The CPN holds the position of the second-largest party with 18 seats in the National Assembly, while CPN-UML remains in third place with its previous 11 seats.

CPN-UML, which previously had 11 lawmakers, had 8 members leaving and 8 being added in Sunday's election, resulting in its number of lawmakers in the National Assembly remaining at 11.

Additionally, JSP Nepal maintains 3 lawmakers and Rastriya Janamorcha has 1 lawmaker in the National Assembly. However, the changed equation and status in the National Assembly following the election will only be formalized after the upcoming Falgun 20.

Out of the 59 members of the National Assembly, 3 are nominated by the President based on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers.

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