The Rastriya Swatantra Party has dominated key constituencies across the Kathmandu Valley, consolidating its position as the leading force in the elections.
This performance reflects widespread voter support for Balendra Shah’s campaign, combining grassroots outreach with strong urban appeal, and signals a dramatic shift away from Nepal’s traditional political parties.
The Rastriya Swatantra Party has emerged as the clear frontrunner in Nepal’s House of Representatives elections, winning 44 seats so far.
The party is also maintaining a strong lead in 75 additional constituencies, signalling a potential sweeping mandate. In contrast, the Nepali Congress has secured seven seats, while the CPN-UML and NCP have won two seats each, with other parties taking one seat apiece.
Balendra Shah has secured a landslide victory over former PM KP Sharma Oli, winning by nearly 50,000 votes in his constituency. This result marks a major political upset and highlights the growing influence of the Rastriya Swatantra Party in Nepal’s political landscape.
With 63 seats already confirmed and 58 constituencies showing RSP leads, the party is set for a potentially historic mandate in Nepal’s parliament.
Election analysts note that this surge demonstrates a significant political shift, as Balendra Shah’s RSP continues to outperform established parties, particularly in urban centers like Kathmandu and the plains of Madhesh province.
Rastriya Swatantra Party has maintained a commanding lead in Nepal’s general elections, according to the Election Commission.
The party, led by Balendra Shah, has already secured 63 seats and is currently leading in 58 more constituencies. This performance positions the RSP on course for a decisive victory, reflecting widespread voter support for newer political forces over traditional parties.
The Rastriya Swatantra Party has delivered a sweeping performance across the Kathmandu Valley, according to the Election Commission of Nepal.
The strong showing of the party led by Balendra Shah signals a major shift in Nepal’s political landscape, with voters backing a relatively new political force over long-established parties in several key constituencies.
In a major political upset in Nepal’s general election, Balendra Shah defeated former prime minister KP Sharma Oli in the Jhapa-5 constituency by a huge margin.
According to the vote count released by the Election Commission of Nepal, Shah secured 68,348 votes, while Oli managed 18,734. The result marks one of the most significant defeats for a senior political leader in the election.
Under Nepal’s electoral framework, the 165 direct constituency seats are distributed across the country’s seven provinces.
Voters elect one representative from each constituency through the first-past-the-post system, where the candidate with the highest number of votes wins the seat. The proportional representation seats are later allocated to parties to ensure that the overall composition of parliament reflects the broader national vote share.
A total of 275 seats in Nepal’s lower house of the Federal Parliament are being filled in the ongoing election.
Out of these, 165 members are elected directly through constituency contests under the first-past-the-post system. The remaining 110 seats are allocated through proportional representation, based on the share of votes each political party receives nationwide, according to the International Foundation for Electoral Systems.
Nepal elects members to its House of Representatives through a mixed electoral system that combines first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting with proportional representation.
Voters cast two ballots on election day — one to elect an individual candidate from their constituency and another to support a political party. This dual system is designed to balance direct representation with a broader reflection of the national vote share in parliament.
Rastriya Swatantra Party appears set for a sweeping victory in Nepal’s general election as results continue to emerge.
The party, led by Balendra Shah, has performed strongly across multiple constituencies, reflecting growing support for newer political forces in the country. Shah’s win over veteran leader KP Sharma Oli has further underlined the scale of the political shift underway in Nepal.
Balendra Shah has secured a decisive victory over former prime minister KP Sharma Oli, marking one of the biggest upsets of Nepal’s election.
According to the final vote count, Shah received 68,348 votes, far ahead of Oli, who managed 18,734 votes in his own constituency. The result is being seen as a symbolic shift in Nepal’s politics, with Shah’s Rastriya Swatantra Party riding a strong wave of public support.
PM Narendra Modi has congratulated Nepal for successfully conducting peaceful and democratic elections amid intense political competition.
The Rastriya Swatantra Party is also registering significant gains in Madhesh province, strengthening its nationwide surge.
The party, led by Balendra Shah, has won seven seats in the province so far and is currently leading in 23 others out of the 32 constituencies. The region holds political significance as the RSP launched its election campaign from Janakpur in Dhanusha district earlier this year.
Balendra Shah’s Rastriya Swatantra Party has delivered a stunning performance in the Kathmandu Valley during the ongoing vote counting.
The party has already won all 10 seats in Kathmandu district, along with two in Bhaktapur and one in Lalitpur. It is also leading in the two remaining constituencies in the valley, positioning the party for a near-total sweep of Nepal’s political and administrative hub.
Balendra Shah’s Rastriya Swatantra Party is heading towards a landslide victory in Nepal’s general election, marking a dramatic political shift in the Himalayan nation.
According to the Election Commission, the party has already secured 39 of the 50 seats declared so far and is leading in around 80 other constituencies. If the trend continues, the RSP could secure a decisive mandate, significantly weakening Nepal’s long-dominant traditional political parties.
Funding from the Nepali diaspora played a major role in boosting the campaign of Balendra Shah and the Rastriya Swatantra Party.
Party officials say large donations from Nepalis abroad, particularly in the United States, helped finance major rallies and campaign operations. Shah also followed a disciplined media strategy, delivering a major speech roughly every eight days while a 660-member social media team amplified his message nationwide.
Officials from the Rastriya Swatantra Party say a highly organised campaign helped propel Balendra Shah to the forefront of Nepal’s election race.
Much of the strategy was coordinated from the top floors of the party’s headquarters in Kathmandu’s Balaju area. A central Research, Strategy and Documentation Department oversaw around 300 workers handling campaign planning, rallies, social media messaging and voter feedback across the country.
Nepal’s political landscape could be heading for a dramatic shift as the Balendra Shah-led Rastriya Swatantra Party emerges ahead in early vote counting following the country’s latest election.
Two days after polling, the party is leading the tally, putting Shah, popularly known as Balen, close to the prime minister’s office. The election comes months after youth-led protests forced the previous government to step down, triggering fresh national polls.
