Balendra Shah’s Rastriya Swatantra Party heading towards landslide victory in Nepal’s elections

KATHMANDU: (Mar 6) Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah’s newly formed Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) was on Friday heading towards a landslide victory in Nepal’s first general elections since the violent Gen Z protests toppled the K P Sharma Oli-led government in September.

According to the Election Commission’s data available from 144 of the total 165 constituencies, the RSP has won three seats and is ahead in 104 others, local media reported.

The Nepali Congress has won two seats and is leading in 12 others, while the CPN-UML is leading in 10 constituencies. The Nepali Communist Party has won one and is leading in six constituencies.