Rastriya Swatantra Party Takes Dominant Lead in House of Representatives Elections Across Nepal

Kathmandu. The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has shown a sweeping trend in the results of the House of Representatives elections held on Thursday across the country. As of Friday afternoon at 3 PM, the RSP is leading in 89 constituencies. The established major parties, CPN (Maoist Centre) is leading in 9 seats, Nepali Congress in 7, and CPN-UML in 8 seats.

Ranjita Darshana of the RSP opened the account from Kathmandu-1, while Yogesh Gauchan Thakami opened his from Mustang-1. As of now, UML and CPN (Maoist Centre) have failed to open an account in even a single constituency. Influential leaders from Congress, UML, and CPN (Maoist Centre) are trailing significantly in this election.

In Jhapa-5, which has drawn national and international interest, former Prime Minister and UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli is trailing by a large margin behind RSP's senior leader Balen Shah. Balen is leading with 5,254 votes, while Oli is trailing with 1,248 votes.

While former PM Oli is trailing by a wide margin, former Prime Minister and CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' maintains his lead in Rukum East. Prachanda is maintaining a lead of 5,039 votes, while UML's Leelamani Gautam is trailing with 1,624 votes. Having changed constituencies every year, he has reached the Maoist stronghold of Rukum East this time.

In Rautahat-1, according to preliminary results, RSP's Ramesh Chaudhary is increasing his vote margin against former Prime Minister and CPN (Maoist Centre) Co-Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal. RSP's Rajesh Chaudhary has received 1,499 votes, while Yogendra Yadav is in second place with 631 votes. Anil Jha is third with 336 votes, while Nepal has received 320 votes.

In Sarlahi-4, where Congress President Gagan Kumar Thapa is contesting, RSP's Dr. Amresh Kumar Singh is slightly ahead. Singh has received 976 votes, while Thapa is trailing with 744 votes.

In Kathmandu-5, former Senior Vice-Chairman of UML, Ishwar Pokharel, is in third place with 1,908 votes. RSP's Sasmita Pokharel is leading by 11,433 votes, while Congress General Secretary Pradeep Paudel is trailing with 3,556 votes.

In Dang-2, RSP's Co-General Secretary Bipin Kumar Acharya is leading by 2,429 votes, while UML General Secretary Shankar Pokharel is trailing by 583 votes. Similarly, in Gulmi-1, RSP candidate Sagar Dhakal is leading by 622 votes. In Dang-1, RSP's Devraj Pathak is ahead by 7,370 votes. Congress's Yogendra Chaudhary is trailing with 2,229 votes, while CPN (Maoist Centre)'s Metmani Chaudhary is in third place with 846 votes.

According to preliminary results in Gulmi-1, RSP's Sagar Dhakal is leading by 622 votes. UML's Pradip Gyawali is trailing by 449 votes. Congress candidate Dr. Chandra Bhandari has received 336 votes. In Gulmi-2, UML Vice-Chairman Gokul Bista is trailing behind RSP's Govinda Panthi. Panthi has secured 502 votes, while Bista has received 299 votes.

In Rupandehi-2, former Finance Minister and UML Vice-Chairman Bishnu Prasad Paudel is trailing by a large margin. Here, RSP's Sulabh Kharel is leading with 16,788 votes, while Paudel has received 3,517 votes. In Morang-6, Congress's Dr. Shekhar Koirala is trailing by a wide margin behind RSP's Rubina Acharya. Acharya has secured 6,601 votes, while Koirala has received 1,427 votes.

In Morang-4, Congress General Secretary Gururaj Ghimire is trailing. Here too, RSP's Santosh Rajbanshi is ahead by 11,597 votes. Ghimire has received 2,652 votes. In Mahottari-1, CPN (Maoist Centre)'s Girirajmani Pokharel is in second place with 3,018 votes. RSP's Pramod Kumar Mahato is leading with 7,315 votes.

In Dhading-1, Rajendra Pandey has fallen to fourth place. Here, RSP's Ashika Tamang is leading by 4,375 votes, while UML's Bhumi Tripathi has received 2,094 votes. Congress's Krishna Rijal is in third place with 1,186 votes.

In Chitwan-3, RSP Chairman Rabi Lamichhane is leading by a wide margin of 10,822 votes. Congress's Minakumari Kharel is in second place with 3,319 votes. In Achham-1 of Sudurpaschim, Dr. Bhim Rawal is leading by 364 votes, while UML's Deepak Bahadur Saud is trailing by 214 votes.

In Jhapa-2, RSP candidate and former Deputy Speaker Indira Rana is leading by 2,960 votes, while Ghimire has received only 531 votes. In Bhaktapur-2, UML Secretary Mahesh Basnet is trailing by a large margin. Here, RSP's Rajiv Khatri is leading by 4,084 votes, while Basnet has received only 1,819 votes. Former Speaker Devraj Ghimire is trailing by a wide margin.