"Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah's Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is on course for a landslide victory in the parliamentary elections, with Shah likely helming the Himalayan nation soon. As of Tuesday morning, the RSP has won 125 of the 165 seats directly elected by voters in the 275-member House of Representatives, according to election commission results."
"India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated the RSP leaders after early results showed the party heading toward victory. Modi said he had a 'warm telephone conversations' with Shah, as well as RSP chairman Rabi Lamichhane. 'I am confident that with our joint endeavours, India and Nepal relations will scale new heights in the years ahead,' Modi posted on X."
"The RSP, a party formed only four years ago, swept aside the long-dominant Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist). Four-time prime minister KP Sharma Oli, whose government was ousted in the September violence last year, was defeated in the electoral contest."
Balendra Shah's Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is set for a landslide victory in Nepal's parliamentary elections following Gen Z-led protests that toppled the previous government six months earlier. As of Tuesday, the RSP won 125 of 165 directly elected seats in the 275-member House of Representatives, with final results expected later in the week. The remaining 110 seats will be allocated through proportional representation. Shah, a rapper-turned-politician, is likely to become the new Prime Minister. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated RSP leaders, including Shah and chairman Rabi Lamichhane, expressing confidence that India-Nepal relations will strengthen. The RSP, formed only four years ago, defeated long-dominant parties including the Nepali Congress and Communist Party of Nepal.
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