KATHMANDU, March 6 (Reuters) - A ⁠three-year-old party led by rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah looked set to sweep Nepal's general ⁠election on Friday, trouncing established rivals in a result analysts likened to a "tsunami". Thirty-five-year-old ‌Shah and his Rastriya Swatantra Party were on course to win a majority in the 275-member lower house of parliament, leading in 100 of the 137 seats, the election commission said. NEPALI CONGRESS CONCEDES DEFEATTrends showed Oli's Communist Party ⁠of Nepal was leading in 10 seats and he was losing to Shah in his home constituency. The Nepali Congress, the country's oldest party, was leading in 10 seats and had won just one. "I voted for Rastriya Swatantra Party because ⁠Balen is there," said Deepak Adhikari, 33, after voting in Kathmandu on Thursday, referring to the ​youthful leader by his popular name.

Source: The Star March 06, 2026 18:34 UTC