Rastriya Swatantra Party Dominates in Lumbini Province's Federal Elections, Securing 21 Seats

Bhairahawa. The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has emerged victorious in 21 out of the 26 constituencies for the House of Representatives across the 12 districts of Lumbini Province.

According to the Election Commission, the Nepali Congress and CPN (Maoist Centre) secured two seats each, while the CPN (UML) won one constituency. RSP candidates were elected in all five constituencies of Rupandehi district: Sunil Lamsal in Rupandehi-1, Sulabh Kharel in Rupandehi-2, Dr. Lekhjang Thapa in Rupandehi-3, Kanhaiya Baniya in Rupandehi-4, and Taufik Ahmed Khan in Rupandehi-5.

Furthermore, RSP's Bikram Khanal was elected in West Nawalparasi-1, and Narendra Kumar Gupta in West Nawalparasi-2, the Election Commission stated. In Kapilvastu, RSP's Mohanlal Acharya won in Kapilvastu-1 and Bikram Singh Thapa in Kapilvastu-2, while Abhishek Pratap Shah of the Nepali Congress secured victory in Kapilvastu-3.

In Dang, RSP's Devraj Pathak won in Dang-1, Bipin Kumar Acharya in Dang-2, and Kamal Subedi in Dang-3. In Gulmi, RSP's Sagar Dhakal won in Gulmi-1 and Govinda Panthi in Gulmi-2.

The Election Commission reported that RSP candidates Thakur Singh Tharu won in Bardiya-1 and Sridhar Pokharel in Bardiya-2. From the RSP, Suresh Kumar Chaudhary won in Banke-1 and Khagendra Sunar in Banke-3, while Mohammad Ishtiyak Rai of CPN (UML) secured victory in Banke-2. Additionally, CPN Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' was elected in Rukum East, and Barshaman Pun in Rolpa.

In Pyuthan, RSP's Sushant Baidya achieved victory. The Chief Returning Officer's office in Palpa reported that Sandeep Rana of the Nepali Congress won in Palpa-1, and RSP's Madhav Bahadur Thapa was elected in Palpa-2. Hari Prasad Bhusal of RSP won in Arghakhanchi.