Balendra Shah’s Rastriya Swatantra Party has emerged as the biggest force in Nepal’s general election, positioning the young leader as the likely next prime minister.
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• The Election Commission data from 161 out of 165 constituencies shows the Rastriya Swatantra Party winning 27 seats and dominating all ten constituencies in Kathmandu district.
• The party is also leading in ninety-seven additional seats, signaling a massive electoral surge driven by youth participation and widespread dissatisfaction with traditional political parties.
• Nepali Congress has won five seats so far, while the Nepali Communist Party secured two seats and the Communist Party of Nepal (UML) managed one victory.
• Other parties including Shram Sanskriti Party are leading in several constituencies, reflecting fragmented support among smaller political groups across different regions of the country.
• Balendra Shah secured thirty-nine thousand two hundred eighty-four votes in Jhapa-5 constituency, defeating former prime minister KP Sharma Oli in his long-time political stronghold.
• KP Sharma Oli has received around ten thousand votes so far, marking a major political upset in a constituency traditionally dominated by the Communist Party leadership.
• Thirty-five-year-old engineer Balendra Shah, popularly known as Balen, has emerged as a symbol of political change following the Gen Z-led protest movements.
• Nepal has witnessed fourteen different governments in the last eighteen years, and the current election result reflects public demand for political stability and new leadership.




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