03/06/2026
Kathmandu, Mar. 6: The newly formed Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), led by former rapper Balendra Shah, was leading in the early counting of votes on Friday in Nepal's first general elections since the violent Gen Z protests led to the downfall of the K P Sharma Oli-led coalition government.
The RSP has won three seats and is leading in another 45 of the 57 constituencies where counting was going on till 10 am, according to party sources.
Ousted premier Oli's CPN (UML) is leading in five seats while the Nepali Congress led by Gagan Thapa is in third position with leads in four seats.