nepal elections

Kathmandu, March 27 Balendra Shah, a rapper turned politician, was sworn in as Nepal's democratically elected prime minister on Friday, just six months after the K P Sharma Oli-led government was ousted in a Gen-Z protest that shook the nation.The 35-year-old leader of the Rastriya Swatantra...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, Rabi Lamichhane, and the senior leader of the RSP, Balendra Shah, on their electoral victories and the resounding success of the RSP in the Nepal elections.In his telephone conversations with them, Mr...

Kathmandu, March 9 – Following the resounding victory of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in Nepal's parliamentary elections held on March 5, its President Rabi Lamichhane and senior leader Balen Shah received congratulatory calls from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.PM Modi...

Kathmandu, March 9 – As vote counting concluded in 163 electoral constituencies out of 165 under the First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) system in Nepal’s parliamentary elections by Monday evening, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) secured nearly 76 percent of the seats in the House of Representatives...

New Delhi, March 9 Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to leaders of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) of Nepal, Rabi Lamichhane and Balendra Shah, on Monday, congratulating them on their election victory and conveying India's commitment to work with them for the mutual prosperity, progress, and...

FGN39: NEPAL-POLL-5THLD RESULTSRSP heads towards historic victory in Nepal election, Balen Shah likely next PMKathmandu: The RSP, led by young musician-turned-politician Balendra Shah 'Balen', is heading towards a spectacular victory in the general elections, where legacy parties faced a...

Kathmandu, March 8 – Balendra Shah, the rapper-turned-politician, and his newly formed Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) have achieved a landslide victory in Nepal's general elections, significantly weakening established parties in the politically unstable Himalayan nation.According to the...

Kathmandu, March 8 – Nepal's election results may offer a chance to reset Kathmandu's relations with India, which have been strained recently, with a strong government expected in the Himalayan nation that can provide the impetus needed to improve relations.The 1950 India-Nepal Treaty of Peace...

Kathmandu, March 8 – Binod Chaudhary, Nepal’s only billionaire and a candidate from the Nepali Congress, suffered a humiliating defeat in the country’s parliamentary elections at the hands of Rastriya Swatantra Party candidate Bikram Khanal in the Nawalparasi West-1 constituency.Khanal secured...

Narendra Modi congratulated the people and government of Nepal today on the successful and peaceful conduct of the elections.In a social media post, Prime Minister Modi expressed his happiness to see the Nepali people exercising their democratic rights so vibrantly. He stated that this...

Kathmandu, March 7 Former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli congratulated Balendra Shah 'Balen' shortly after the young RSP leader defeated the veteran CPN-UML chair by a significant margin in Jhapa-5 constituency, the stronghold of the legacy party, in Nepal.The Rashtriya Swatantrata Party (RSP)...

Kathmandu, March 7 RSP leader and rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah 'Balen' defeated four-time prime minister K P Sharma Oli by a significant margin of about 50,000 votes in Nepal's Jhapa-5 constituency, the Election Commission said here.The leader of the Rashtriya Swatantrata Party (RSP)...

New Delhi/Kathmandu, March 7 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the people and government of Nepal on the successful and peaceful conduct of the elections in the country on Saturday, stating that, as a close friend and neighbor, India remains committed to working closely with the...

New Delhi, March 7 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated the people and government of Nepal for the successful conduct of elections in the Himalayan nation, and said the historic milestone is a proud moment in Nepal's democratic journey.Modi also said that as a close friend...

Kathmandu, March 7 – The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), which is dominating the elections under the First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) system, is also performing strongly under the proportional representation system, securing over 56 per cent of the total votes counted so far.If the current FPTP...

Kathmandu, March 7 Balendra Shah, a rapper-turned-politician, and his newly formed Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) were on Saturday poised for a landslide victory in Nepal's first general elections since the violent Gen Z protests, shattering the dominance of established political parties...

Kathmandu, March 6 The newly-formed Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has won one seat and is leading in another 36, while the Nepali Congress is ahead on five, the CPN (UML) on three, and the Nepali Communist Party on one, according to preliminary results in 46 constituencies where counting is in...

Kathmandu, March 6 – Balendra Shah, a candidate for the Prime Minister's office from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, is leading against former Prime Minister K.P. Oli in Jhapa-5 in eastern Nepal, as the RSP takes a significant lead in the country's parliamentary elections.Shah, the former mayor...

March 05, New Delhi – In response to media queries about the elections in Nepal, spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal, said that India welcomes the successful conduct of the polls and the enthusiastic participation of Nepalese citizens."We congratulate Prime...

Jammu, March 5 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed concern on Thursday over the reported sinking of an Iranian warship, stating that the vessel and its crew were guests of India for a multilateral naval exercise.This comes after a major escalation in West Asia following...