Its official. The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), formed less than four years ago, has won Nepal’s general elections by a landslide. The party’s candidate, Balendra Shah, a former rapper, is set to become the next prime minister of the Himalayan nation. Shah’s RSP won 182 seats in the 275-member parliament, Nepal’s Election Commission said on…
Nepal Election Results: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), led by former rapper and Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah, was ahead in vote counting on Friday in Nepal’s general elections.. The voting held on Thursday was the first poll since the violent Gen Z protests that led to the downfall of the KP Sharma Oli-led coalition government…
Nepal votes on 5 March to elect a new government. The voting will be the first election in the country since deadly youth-led anti-corruption protests toppled the government of then-Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in September 2025. The ‘Gen Z’ protests last year killed 77 people and injured more than 2,000. The Himalayan nation has…
Uday Bhanu Chib, the national president of the Indian Youth Congress, was arrested by Delhi police on Tuesday in connection with the shirtless protest during the AI Summit at Bharat Mandapam last week. chib, officially arrested after being grilled for nearly 20 hours, was booked for criminal conspiracy, voluntarily causing harm to a public servant,…
Nepal votes on 5 March: Nearly 3,500 candidates, including 391 women, filed nominations on Tuesday for the 165 seats up for grabs in Nepal’s upcoming general elections under the direct voting system. The Himalayan nation is set to witness the House of Representatives (HoR) election on 5 March. Political parties in Nepal officially began campaigning…
