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Nepal vote count complete: Balen Shah linked RSP falls two seats short of
Updated : 3 days, 5 hours ago IST
The vote counting for the March 5 election in Nepal's House of Representatives has concluded late Wednesday, with Nepal's Election Commission (EC) making final preparations for the official announcement of results.
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Balen affiliated RSP maintains lead in Nepal's parliamentary vote count, f
Updated : 4 days, 18 hours ago IST
With counting completed in 164 out of the total 165 constituencies, RSP has won 125 seats with Nepali Congress has secured 18 seats while the CPN-UML has won nine constituencies. The Nepali Communist Party has secured seven seats under the FPTP category.
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Vote counting in Nepal enters final phase, Balen led party dominates the p
Updated : 5 days, 15 hours ago IST
The Balen-led Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is set for a historic two-thirds majority in Nepal's parliament. With 124 FPTP seats and nearly 50% of the PR vote, the RSP is projected to secure 185 seats in the 275-member House, comfortably crossing the 184-seat threshold.
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Ex-PM KP Oli votes in Nepal's high-stakes 2026 General Elections
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Former PM KP Sharma Oli cast his vote in Bhaktapur as Nepal holds its 2026 General Elections. With 18.9 million voters and a 52% youth majority, the high-stakes polls will elect 275 lawmakers. Results for the 165 first-past-the-post seats are expected within 24 hours of counting.
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Candidates in Nepal prepare to launch campaigns for March polls as nominat
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Balendra Shah, the former Kathmandu mayor and rapper, has also filed his candidacy from Jhapa-5, standing against KP Sharma Oli, the prime minister deposed by the Gen-Z movement.
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Travel restrictions lifted for CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli by Inquiry Comm
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The inquiry commission investigating the September 8-9 incidents has lifted the movement restrictions on CPN-UML chair and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, a day after recording his statement at his Gundu residence in Bhaktapur, The Kathmandu Post reported.
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Major political parties move toward alliance for upper house election
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Four major political parties represented in the dissolved House of Representatives are preparing to form an alliance for the upcoming National Assembly election scheduled for January 25, The Kathmandu Post reported.
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Press freedom in freefall as Pakistan's media faces unprecedented crackdow
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan's media landscape worsened in 2025, with journalists and media organisations facing escalating pressure, censorship and punitive state actions, according to a new report by the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE). The findings, detailed in the Media Freedom Report 2025, hig
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After third-term win, Oli calls on cadres to confront interim Nepal govern
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
KP Sharma Oli, re-elected for a third term as CPN-UML chairman, called on party cadres to confront the interim government by force, alleging political persecution and defending police action during September protests, while his panel secured overwhelming dominance in the party's new leadersh
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Nepal: Former PM KP Oli wins third consecutive term as party chairman
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Former Prime Minister of Nepal, KP Sharma Oli won the third consecutive term as the party chairman through voting in the 11th general convention of the party.
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Nepal: 98 per cent turnout recorded in CPN-UML general convention, countin
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The voting, which commenced on Wednesday morning at around 9:15 AM (local time) continued till 6 AM (local time) on Thursday, as per the party's central election commission.
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Voting to choose new leadership of CPN-UML begins in Kathmandu
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The election process, which had been postponed multiple times since Monday, started about an hour later than scheduled due to a technical glitch in the electronic voting machines (EVMs).
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