Overview
- Partial official counts show the Rastriya Swatantra Party leading in many constituencies and on track for a strong presence in Nepal’s 275-seat House of Representatives.
- The election commission has declared Balendra Shah the winner over former prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli in the high-profile Jhapa-5 contest.
- Turnout reached 59% from nearly 19 million registered voters, including about one million newly registered since last year’s unrest.
- Voting and counting proceeded under heavy security, with police and army deployments protecting sites such as the Jhapa counting center.
- The RSP surge points to a generational realignment after September’s Gen Z-led uprising that left at least 77 dead, and Shah could become prime minister if a majority is confirmed.