https://kathmandupost.com/The Kathmandu Post : Find the latest breaking news from Nepal, opinion and analysis on Nepali politics, business, culture and arts, sports, movies, food and travel, books, education, auto and more at kathmandupost.comhttps://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/rsp-extends-lead-in-both-fptp-and-proportional-votesParty wins 78 constituencies, leads in 44 others.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/congress-wins-palpa-1-after-34-yearsSandeep Rana defeats UML’s Narayan Acharya, ending the party’s decades-long hold in the constituency.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/rsp-candidates-win-morang-1-mahottari-2-and-nawalparasi-east-1Yagya Mani Neupane, Dipak Kumar Sah and Rajan Gautam secure victories from their constituencies.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/rsp-candidates-win-dang-3-dhading-2-and-siraha-2Kamal Subedi, Bodh Narayan Shrestha and Shiv Yadav secure decisive victories for the party from Dang, Dhading and Siraha, respectively.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/amresh-kumar-singh-extends-lead-against-gagan-thapa-in-sarlahi-4Singh had previously been elected twice from the constituency as a Nepali Congress candidate and again in 2022 as an independent.https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2026/03/07/rsp-surges-ahead-in-fptp-and-proportional-vote-counts-1772896154Party wins 62 seats and leads in 60 constituencies as Balendra Shah defeats UML chair KP Sharma Oli in Jhapa-5 by nearly 50,000 votes.https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2026/03/07/counting-for-fptp-seats-nearly-over-how-will-pr-seats-be-allocated-nowAfter getting their allotted number of seats, parties must nominate lawmakers from the closed lists they previously submitted to the commission.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/barshaman-pun-wins-from-rolpaFormer finance minister secures 27,460 votes, defeating Congress candidate Sudan Kumar Oli by 15,452 votes.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/rabi-lamichhane-wins-chitwan-2-by-wide-marginRSP chair secures 54,402 votes as Congress candidate Mina Kumari Kharel trails with 14,564.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/congress-abhishek-pratap-shah-wins-kapilvastu-3Shah secures 23,535 votes, defeating RSP’s Prakash Rajouriya and UML’s Birendra Kumar Kanodia.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/rsp-surges-ahead-in-fptp-and-proportional-vote-countsRSP has won 61 FPTP seats and is leading in another 61 constituencies, maintaining its stronghold in the ongoing elections.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/balendra-shah-defeats-uml-chair-oli-in-jhapa-5Kathmandu’s former mayor secures 68,348 votes, defeating Oli by nearly 50,000 votes and emerging as RSP’s prime ministerial candidate.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/congress-candidate-khadka-wins-surkhet-1Khadka defeats UML’s Dhruv Bahadur Shahi by a wide margin.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/tosima-karki-wins-lalitpur-3-with-over-34-000-vote-marginRSP candidate secures 43,096 votes, defeating Congress’ Jitendra Kumar Shrestha by a wide margin.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/all-candidates-except-winner-forfeit-deposit-in-rupandehi-3RSP’s Lekh Jung Thapa crosses 10 percent vote threshold as 35 other candidates lose their security deposits.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/sagar-dhakal-defeats-pradeep-gyawali-and-chandra-bhandari-in-gulmi-1Dhakal rose to national prominence after the 2022 House of Representatives election, contesting against former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/bharat-kumar-swar-defeats-bhim-rawal-in-achham-1The victory margin in Achham stood at 526 votes.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/dharma-raj-kc-defeats-prithvi-subba-gurung-in-lamjungKC secures 33,898 votes, nearly doubling the tally of his closest rivals.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/sobita-gautam-wins-chitwan-3-with-highest-vote-tally-so-farGautam had previously been elected to the House of Representatives from Kathmandu-2 in the 2022 election with 15,229 votes.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/kp-sharma-oli-trails-balendra-shah-by-over-40-000-votes-in-jhapa-5RSP’s senior leader secures 55,934 votes as UML chair falls behind with 15,409.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/karki-commission-plans-to-submit-report-on-sundayThe commission members held a meeting at their Singh Durbar-based office on Saturday for a final discussion on the findings.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/sushil-khadka-wins-from-baglung-1Khadka defeated Congress candidate Bhim Bahadur Shrees by a margin of 8,983 votes.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/rsp-s-aashish-gajurel-wins-sindhuli-2Former NITDB executive director secures 17,940 votes to defeat Lekhnath Dahal.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/balendra-shah-further-widens-lead-margin-against-kp-oli-in-jhapa-5The senior leader of RSP is 38,065 votes ahead of Oli.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/rsp-s-rajiv-khatri-wins-bhaktapur-2Khatri defeats UML Secretary Mahesh Basnet by a wide margin.https://kathmandupost.com/gandaki-province/2026/03/07/swarnim-wagle-wins-tanahun-1 Defeats Govinda Bhattarai by 21,809 votes.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/rsp-candidate-govinda-panthi-wins-gulmi-2Edges out long-time UML stronghold in close contest.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/bharat-khadka-of-congress-wins-doti-seat-by-narrow-marginKhadka’s victory margin stood at 787 votes.https://kathmandupost.com/world/2026/03/07/japan-france-canada-work-on-alternatives-to-us-led-trade-bloc-for-rare-earth-suppliesJapan has asked its manufacturing industries to strike commercial deals with rare earths projects that ​it has funded with allies such as France, Australia, and Canada.https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2026/03/07/rpp-senior-vice-chair-rabindra-mishra-resigns Mishra says he will remain independent and continue advocating for monarchy restoration and good governance.https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2026/03/07/rastriya-swatantra-party-dominates-fptp-race-leads-proportional-vote-countParty wins 36 seats and leads in 83 constituencies; secures nearly 55 percent of proportional votes counted so far.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/nepal-approves-first-domestically-produced-car-t-cell-therapy Regulator clears advanced cancer treatment developed in Kathmandu for clinical use.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/rsp-s-som-sharma-wins-baglung-2Anti-corruption campaigner secures 12,647 votes, defeating Congress candidate Tekraj Paudel.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/vote-counting-yet-to-begin-in-sankhuwasabha-mugu-and-gorkha-1 Ballot boxes delayed due to difficult terrain; officials preparing to start tally soon.https://kathmandupost.com/province-no-1/2026/03/07/rsp-s-surya-lama-takes-lead-in-udayapur-2Lama moves ahead with 4,287 votes as UML’s Rayamajhi trails.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/rsp-s-kharel-defeats-bishnu-paudel-in-rupandehi-2Kharel secures 56,550 votes as UML’s Poudel finishes with 12,861.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/congress-leaders-suffer-heavy-defeats-to-rsp-across-constituenciesSenior party figures, including Paudel, Ghimire, and Koirala, lose by wide margins.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/07/balen-shah-leads-by-wide-margin-in-jhapa-5RSP’s senior leader Shah tops count with over 39,000 votes, far ahead of UML chair Oli.https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2026/03/07/rsp-extends-lead-in-proportional-votes-dominates-fptp-seats The party ahead in early national tally with 57 pecent of proportional votes; wins 25 FPTP seats.https://kathmandupost.com/province-no-1/2026/03/07/shram-sanskriti-party-chair-harka-sampang-edges-ahead-in-sunsari-1RSP’s Goma Tamang trails as NCP’s Tikaram Rai remains third.