RSP wins 102 direct seats, leads in 22 more as landslide scale becomes clear
Party pulls in 13.16 lakh proportional votes - more than all rivals combined
Published: 09:31 am Mar 08, 2026
KATHMANDU, MARCH 7 The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has won 102 direct seats and leads in 22 more from 164 of 165 constituencies, according to the latest figures from the Election Commission of Nepal, as the full extent of the party's victory becomes clear. The proportional vote count, now covering 26,17,844 votes entered nationwide, reinforces the sweep. The RSP has received 13,16,185 proportional votes - more than the combined total of every other party in the race. The Nepali Congress is second with 4,48,614, followed by CPN-UML with 3,59,956, the Nepali Communist Party with 1,73,208, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with 94,489 and the Shram Sanskriti Party with 54,813. In the direct count, the Nepali Congress has won 14 seats and leads in 4. The CPN-UML has won 7 and leads in 3. The Nepali Communist Party has won 4 and leads in 3. The Rastriya Prajatantra Party has won 1. An independent candidate has won 1. The Shram Sanskriti Party leads in 3 without a confirmed win. One constituency is yet to report. When proportional seats are allocated, the RSP is projected to command a commanding majority in the full 275-seat House of Representatives - a result that would allow the party to form a government on its own without coalition partners, ending the revolving-door coalition politics that has defined Nepal's governance for decades.