Rastriya Swatantra Party Makes Significant Gains Against Established Leaders in Lumbini Province Vote Count

Butwal. Based on the vote counting so far from the House of Representatives election held on Falgun 21, the influence of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) appears remarkable in Lumbini Province.

According to preliminary vote results, RSP candidates are posing a stiff challenge to the 'heavyweight' leaders of traditional parties including CPN-UML and Nepali Congress.

In various constituencies of Lumbini Province, RSP candidates are leading over leaders such as CPN-UML Vice Chairman Bishnu Prasad Paudel, General Secretary Shankar Pokharel, Vice Chairman Gokul Bista, and former Minister Pradeep Gyawali.

Similarly, RSP candidates are showing higher vote counts than Nepali Congress Central Joint Secretary Yogendra Chaudhary, Lumbini Province President Amarsingh Pun, former Minister Sanjay Gautam, and Congress leader and industrialist Binod Chaudhary.

In Rupandehi Constituency No. 2, UML Vice Chairman Bishnu Prasad Paudel is significantly trailing behind RSP candidate Sulabh Kharel. Similarly, in Gulmi Constituency No. 1, UML leader Pradeep Gyawali is far behind RSP's Sagar Dhakal. Furthermore, in Dang-2, UML General Secretary Shankar Pokharel is trailing behind RSP's Bipin Kumar Acharya.

In Gulmi Constituency No. 2, RSP candidate Govinda Panthi is leading over UML leader Gokul Bista. Likewise, in Dang Constituency No. 1, RSP's Devraj Pathak has surpassed Nepali Congress Joint Secretary Yogendra Chaudhary by about 9,000 votes.

In Bardiya Constituency No. 1, former Congress Minister Sanjay Gautam is also behind RSP candidate Thakur Singh Tharu.

In Banke Constituency No. 3, RSP candidate Khagendra Sunar has significantly surpassed Nepali Congress Lumbini Province President Amarsingh Pun by a notable margin. According to preliminary counting, Sunar is ahead of Pun by approximately 10,000 votes.

Likewise, in Nawalparasi Constituency No. 1, RSP candidate Bikram Khanal has overtaken Nepali Congress leader and industrialist Binod Chaudhary by a margin of about two thousand votes.

The preliminary results of the ongoing vote count indicate that the RSP is posing a tough challenge to the top leaders of traditional parties in Lumbini Province.