Nepal Election Results LIVE: बालेन शाह की लहर, शुरुआती रुझानों में रैपर की पार्टी ने दिग्गजों को पछाड़ा – Nepal election results latest updates Balendra Shah Oli Gagan Thapa Gen Z protests NTC vhrw
Initial trends of Nepal elections have started coming. There is a huge wave in favor of Balen Shah. In the initial trends, his Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is ahead, while the condition of the old parties seems to be deteriorating. According to initial information, Rashtriya Swatantra Party is ahead on 10 seats. At the same time, Nepali Congress and UML are leading in only one seat each.
Nepal Lakhs of people voted on Thursday. These are the country’s first general elections after the violent protests of Gen-Z. Because of that protest, the coalition government led by KP Sharma Oli had fallen. Corruption is a big issue in this election.
The election is being closely watched by India, which is hoping for a stable government in the politically unstable Himalayan country. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, ‘We congratulate Prime Minister Sushila Karki, the government and the people of Nepal as well as various stakeholders for successfully conducting the elections last year despite the extraordinary circumstances.’
According to news agency PTI, around 60 percent voting took place in Nepal. Acting Chief Election Commissioner of Nepal Ram Prasad Bhandari said that the elections of the House of Representatives were conducted in a peaceful and enthusiastic manner.
rapper Balen Shah wave of
The new Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP), led by former rapper Balen Shah, who has also been the mayor of Kathmandu, is posing a tough challenge to the two largest political parties – the Nepali Congress Party and the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist).
The RSP, formed in 2022, has received a lot of support during the election campaign and Shah is being considered a strong contender for the post of Prime Minister. On the other hand, Nepali Congress and CPN (UML) were part of the governments that were toppled by Gen-Z last year.
Gagan Thapa and Oli also in the field
Nepali Congress President Gagan Thapa is his party’s prime ministerial candidate, while CPN (UML) has made Oli its prime ministerial face. Thapa is contesting from Dhanusha-4 constituency.
There are total 1 crore 89 lakh voters in Nepal. Voting is to be held for a total of 275 seats. Voters will elect 165 House of Representatives members through First Past The Post (FPTP) or direct voting, and 110 members through the Proportional Representation (PR) system.
About 3,400 candidates are contesting for 165 seats under direct voting, and 3,135 candidates are contesting for 110 seats through PR.
Balen Shah cast his vote from Garegaon in Kathmandu. He is contesting from Jhapa-5 seat. Removed Prime Minister Oli cast his vote from Balkot in Bhaktapur district.
Urut Nepal Party led by Kulman Ghisingh and Shram Shakti Party led by former mayor of Dharan Harka Sampang are also trying their strength in the elections. But they have got support only in limited areas.
After Oli was removed from power, President Ramchandra Paudel dissolved the House of Representatives on September 12 and appointed Sushila Karki as the acting Prime Minister.
The major issues raised by Gen-Z are anti-corruption campaign, good governance, end of nepotism, generational change in political leadership etc.
A three-day holiday has been declared in Nepal for the elections starting from Wednesday.
According to Election Commission data, there were a total of 10,967 polling booths and 23,112 polling stations. 65 political parties participated in the elections.
Nepal has had 14 changes of government in the last 18 years, reflecting the fragile nature of the Himalayan nation’s political system.
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