Nepal Election Results 2026 LIVE Updates: RSP Set To Sweep Polls, Balen Shah Likely To Be Next PM
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Nepal Election Results 2026 LIVE Updates: The poll marks Nepal’s first election since last year's Gen Z protests forced the resignation of former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
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Nepal Election Results 2026 LIVE Updates: Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah’s Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is inching towards a landslide victory as the counting of votes progresses for the high-stakes general election for Nepal’s 275-member House of Representatives, the lower house of Parliament.
The poll marks Nepal’s first general election since Gen Z protests on September 8 and 9 forced the resignation of former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and led to the dissolution of Parliament.
The RSP maintained a commanding lead in Nepal’s proportional representation vote count on Saturday, securing more than half of the ballots counted in the early tally. According to Nepal’s Election Commission data, from 161 of the 165 constituencies, the RSP has already won 20 seats and is ahead in another 98
The ex-Kathmandu mayor has secured more than 15,000 votes in Jhapa-5 constituency against four-time prime minister and CPN-UML chair K P Sharma Oli in the latter’s stronghold.
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Mar 07, 2026 08:30 IST
Nepal Election Results 2026 LIVE Updates: India Eyes Stable Nepal Government
India is closely watching Nepal’s election, expressing hope that a stable government will emerge in the politically fragile Himalayan nation and help advance bilateral development ties.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in Delhi on Friday that India looks forward to working with the new government to further strengthen the “robust multifaceted ties” between the two countries.
Mar 07, 2026 08:29 IST
Nepal Elections Results 2026 LIVE Updates: RSP Chief Rabi Lamichhane Wins Chitwan-2 For Third Time
Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) chair Rabi Lamichhane has won the Chitwan-2 seat with 54,402 votes.
His closest rival, Nepali Congress candidate Mina Kumari Kharel, secured 14,564 votes, while CPN-UML’s Asmin Ghimire received 6,942 votes and Nepali Communist Party’s Pratap Gurung polled 4,965 votes.
Mar 07, 2026 08:28 IST
Nepal Elections Results 2026 LIVE Updates: Balendra Shah's RSP Wins 18 Seats, Leads In 99
Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah’s newly formed Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) was on Saturday heading towards a sweeping victory in Nepal’s first general elections since the violent Gen Z protests, shattering the dominance of established political parties in the politically fragile nation.
According to the latest Election Commission data, the RSP has won 18 seats and is ahead in 99 others.
Mar 07, 2026 08:00 IST
Nepal Elections Results 2026 LIVE Updates: What's The Latest Tally?
Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) leads on 96 seats, Nepali Congress on 11 seats while CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist) on 12 seats.
Mar 07, 2026 07:49 IST
Nepal Elections Results 2026 LIVE Updates: When Will The Results Of Nepal Elections Be Announced?
Ram Prasad Bhandari, the chief election commissioner, said that the counting will be finished by March 9. The election commission will release the results of the 165 elected seats 24 hours from when the counting starts. In the 2022 election, it took almost two weeks for the results to be released.
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Mar 07, 2026 07:46 IST
Nepal Elections Results 2026 LIVE Updates: India Expresses Hope For Stability Under New Leadership
The Indian government has signalled its readiness to work with the incoming administration in Kathmandu as the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) nears a historic victory.
Speaking in Delhi, ministry of external affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that India looks forward to building on “robust multifaceted ties” for mutual benefit. Jaiswal reaffirmed India’s commitment to peace and stability in the Himalayan nation, noting that New Delhi provided the requested logistical supplies to support the conduct of these pivotal elections.
Mar 07, 2026 07:45 IST
Nepal Elections Results 2026 LIVE Updates: Celebration Across Nepal As Balen's Party Claims 'Two-Thirds Majority' In Parliamentary Polls
Hundreds of supporters took to the streets across Nepal, singing, dancing, and celebrating as former Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Balendra Shah’s party, Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), claimed an absolute two-thirds majority in the parliamentary election in the country’s House of Representatives as counting continues.
Supporters danced to songs praising the soon-to-be Prime Minister, Balendra Shah, popularly known as “Balen”, at counting centres, ringing the bells–the election symbol of the party.
Mar 07, 2026 07:44 IST
Nepal Elections Results 2026 LIVE Updates: Who Is Balen Shah?
Balen was born in Kathmandu, the youngest of four siblings. His father, Ram Narayan Shah, a government Ayurveda practitioner who passed away last December, described him as “bright and simple,” a child who wrote poems—a passion he kept into adulthood.
Mar 07, 2026 07:43 IST
Nepal Elections Results 2026 LIVE Updates: With Rage And Rap, Balen Shah's Songs Always Said What Was Wrong With Nepal
Long before Balendra Shah- known simply as Balen- became the Mayor of Kathmandu or the frontrunner to lead Nepal as Prime Minister, he was saying exactly what he thought about his country’s political class. He was just saying it in rap.
The songs Balen Shah made before politics came calling were a sustained, angry and remarkably consistent critique of Nepal’s entrenched elites, broken democratic promises and a system that claimed to represent ordinary people while consistently failing them.
Mar 07, 2026 07:43 IST
Nepal Elections Results 2026 LIVE Updates: Nepali Congress Vice President Concedes Defeat
Nepali Congress Vice President Bishwa Prakash Sharma says his party has conceded defeat in the general election. As per the latest updates, the party leads in 11 seats and has won one seat.
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Mar 07, 2026 07:42 IST
Nepal Elections Results 2026 LIVE Updates: What's The Latest Tally?
According to the latest data from the Election Commission, the RSP has won 20 seats and is leading in 98 others as vote counting continues, news agency PTI reported.
Mar 07, 2026 07:38 IST
Nepal Elections Results 2026 LIVE Updates: China Congratulates Nepal On Smooth Polls, Observes Pro-Beijing CPN-UML Losses
China on Friday congratulated Nepal for conducting the elections smoothly and on schedule, while keeping a close watch on early results showing heavy losses for the pro-Beijing CPN-UML led by former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
Speaking at a media briefing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Beijing was “glad to see Nepal advance its political agenda smoothly” and reaffirmed that China values its ties with Nepal as a traditionally friendly neighbour
Mar 07, 2026 07:37 IST
Nepal Elections Results 2026 LIVE Updates: RSP Set To Sweep Polls, Balendra Shah Likely To Be Next PM
Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah’s newly formed Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) was on Saturday heading towards a sweeping victory in Nepal’s first general elections since the violent Gen Z protests, shattering the dominance of established political parties in the politically fragile nation.
Mar 07, 2026 07:36 IST
Nepal Elections Results 2026 LIVE Updates: Who Are The Top Contenders?
Among the frontrunners are KP Sharma Oli’s Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN-UML), Sher Bahadur Deuba’s Nepali Congress, and Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s CPN (Maoist Centre).
The newly formed Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) led by former rapper Balendra Shah, who was also the mayor of Kathmandu, is also posing a tough challenge to the seasoned political parties.
Mar 07, 2026 07:36 IST
Nepal Elections Results 2026 LIVE Updates: When To Expect Results?
According to a report by BBC citing Chief Election Commissioner Bhandari, the counting of votes is likely to be completed by March 9, 2026.
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Mar 07, 2026 07:36 IST
Nepal Elections Results 2026 LIVE Updates: Nearly 3,500 Candidates In The Fray For The 275-Member House
Data from the Election Commission of Nepal shows that around 3,406 candidates are contesting in the direct election category. Another 3,135 candidates are competing for seats under the proportional representation system.
Mar 07, 2026 07:35 IST
Nepal Elections Results 2026 LIVE Updates: All About Nepal General Election 2026
Nepal’s House of Representatives consists of 275 seats. Of these, 165 members are elected through direct voting in constituencies, while the remaining 110 seats are distributed through a proportional representation system.
Under proportional representation, political parties nominate lawmakers based on the share of votes they receive nationwide.
Mar 07, 2026 07:35 IST
Nepal Elections Results 2026 LIVE Updates: What Balen Shah’s Mega Mandate Means For India-Nepal Relations
In a political earthquake that has altered the landscape of the Himalayas, emerging results of the Nepal elections indicate a historic landslide victory on Friday for the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), led by its prime ministerial candidate, Balendra “Balen” Shah. Following the general elections on March 5, the RSP is currently leading in about 110 of the 165 directly elected seats, essentially decimating the “old guard” of Nepali politics. The victory follows a tumultuous year of Gen Z-led protests that toppled the previous KP Sharma Oli-led government in September 2025, signalling a total rejection of traditional establishment parties.
Mar 07, 2026 07:34 IST
Nepal Elections Results 2026 LIVE Updates: Why This Election Is Important?
The election is widely viewed as a major test for Nepal’s political old guard, who have dominated the Himalayan nation’s leadership for more than a decade — Sher Bahadur Deuba of the Nepali Congress, KP Sharma Oli of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) (CPN-UML), and Pushpa Kamal Dahal of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre).
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