Gen G Tsunami in Nepal’s general election has thrown water on all the speculations of political analysts. Rashtriya Swadhin Party (RSP), blessed by the new generation anti-corruption movement, is ahead in 105 seats in seven provinces of the country. It goes without saying that Gautama Buddha’s country vibrates to the echo of the ‘bell’ symbol of the Rashtriya Swadhin Party. China bordering Oli’s party Communist Party (United Marxist-Leninist) could not make the slightest impression in the elections. Other old teams have also been blown away like straws in the Gen G tsunami.
According to data from the Election Commission of Nepal, Gen G representative Rashtriya Swatantra Party led by former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah is leading in 105 out of 165 seats till 7:30 pm on Friday. They confirmed the victory in one. Nepali Congress is leading in one seat, CPN-UML in 7 seats and Nepali Communist Party in 9 seats each. The Rashtriya Swadhin Party (RSP) is leading in Nepal’s March 5 parliamentary elections, riding on a surge in popularity after the Gen Z-led movement in September, The Himalayan Times reported. According to The Himalayan Times, preliminary vote count suggests that the party is leading in at least 105 seats in seven states. Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balendra Shah is leading against former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in Jhapa-5 seat.
As of 7:30 pm on Friday evening, Rashtriya Swatantra Party led by former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah is leading in 105 out of 165 seats.
In September last year, Oli fled the Prime Minister’s post due to the Jane Zee movement. Then the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the country Sushila Karki was sworn in as the Prime Minister of the interim government. After discussions at various levels, the Election Commission of the country announced the day of the parliamentary elections on March 5. Similarly, voting was held in 165 constituencies in Nepal on Thursday. There were 65 political parties in the fray. Political analysts were skeptical about a single majority in this election. No one could have imagined that the newly formed Rashtriya Swadhin Party (RSP) led by former rapper Balendra Shah would emerge as the front-runner in the parliamentary elections. But that’s what’s going to happen. Because Balendra Shah was the favorite of a large part of Gen G in Nepal.
He was one of the patrons of the Zen G movement last September. This time, Balendra decided to fight against the ousted Prime Minister Oli in Jhapa-5 seat. His party Rashtriya Swatantra Party came fourth in the 2022 general election. 49-year-old Gagan Thapa ousted veteran former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba from the post of president in a coup within the Nepali Congress ahead of general elections. He was also one of the faces in the prime ministerial race this time. The former Maoist guerrilla leader was fierce in the fight. But Balendra’s Rashtriya Swatantra Party has left the politicians in shambles.
After the fall of the Oli government in student and youth protests in September, many traced the influence of Bangladesh. The leaders of the anti-discrimination student movement that brought down the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh in August 2024 later formed a new party called the National Citizen Party (NCP). But they were defeated in the country’s general election on February 12. But in Nepal, the opposite picture has been observed. After initial calculations there, it appears that Nepal is trusting a relatively new party and a new leader.
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