Kathmandu, March 9 The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is on track to secure a two-thirds majority in Nepal's parliamentary elections, winning 124 seats through direct voting and nearly 40 lakh votes through the proportional representation system as of 7 am on Monday.
The RSP has won 124 seats and is leading in one seat, while the Nepali Congress (NC) has won 17 seats and is leading in one seat. The CPN-UML has won eight seats and is leading in one seat, and the NCP has won seven seats. The Shram Sanskriti Party has won three seats, and the RPP and independent candidates have won one seat each.
So far, the results for 161 out of the 165 seats have been announced through direct voting. The outcome for the remaining four seats is expected to be announced in the afternoon.
Under proportional representation, the RSP has secured 37,89,803 votes, the NC 12,75,594, the CPN-UML 10,79,726, the NCP 5,55,300, the Shram Sanskriti Party 2,65,398, the Janata Samajwadi Party 1,16,463, and the Rastriya Parivartan Party has received 1,08,084 votes.
Nepal is set to witness its first Madhesi prime minister – Balendra Shah – who will also be the youngest elected executive head in the history of the Himalayan country.
