New government can be formed as soon as the RSP elects its parliamentary party leader and claims prime minister.

Sarlahi police instructed to investigate ex-home minister Thapa and 11 others over the killing of the Maoist leader.

Six parties cross PR threshold to become national parties. RSP nears two-thirds majority.

Voter turnout, as per the preliminary report, is the lowest since the 1991 democratic elections.

A total of 18,903,689 voters will determine the fate of 6,541 candidates vying for 275 seats in the House of Representatives.

Says Kathmandu must recognise that Nepal’s federalism hinges on cooperation, coexistence, and coordination.

Despite hundreds of complaints and repeated clarifications, the poll body has not penalised any violators yet.

Absence of rules has been a major hurdle for transitional justice commissions to expedite investigations. A victims’ group is still unhappy over office-bearer appointments.

In addition to virtual education, poll body is mobilising one educator in each ward for door-to-door campaigns.

Bench says Nepal-Mauritius treaty has no legal force without parliamentary approval.

Although code requires manifesto submission, there’s no law to punish those who ignore it.

A decade since constitution, laxity in federal lawmaking leaves governance in confusion.

The contractor has already missed its fifth deadline in the past three years.

18.9 million voters deciding the fate of 6,619 candidates combined, under the first-past-the-post and the proportional representation systems.

National Human Rights Commission says even the current civilian government has shown no progress on implementing them.