Rastriya Swatantra Party Challenges Established Parties in Karnali's Key Constituencies

Surkhet. The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is competing for the second position in two constituencies of Karnali, a region traditionally dominated by established politics.

According to the latest vote count, in Dailekh-1, the 'Bell' symbol (RSP) has overtaken the UML's 'Sun' to compete for the second spot. Congress's Basna Thapa has been consistently leading since the beginning here, while UML's Rabindra Sharma was previously in second place.

However, after counting 9,500 votes, RSP's Nandakishor Basnet surpassed Sharma to climb to second place. Congress's Basana has received 2,974 votes, while RSP's Basnet has secured 2,424 votes.

Meanwhile, UML's Sharma is in third place with 2,329 votes. Amar Bahadur Thapa, considered a prominent leader of the Communist Party of Nepal, is currently trailing significantly.

On the other hand, in Surkhet-2, the RSP has overtaken the Nepali Congress to secure the second position. According to the latest results, UML's Kulmani Devkota is leading here.

Devkota has received 1,068 votes, while RSP's Ramesh Kumar Sapkot has obtained 919 votes in the second position. Congress's Narayan Koirala, who was previously in second place, has only received 889 votes. CPN (UML)'s Jhak Bahadur Malla has received only 371 votes here.