Lesser known RSP emerging as dark horse in Nepal elections
The Hindu
The counting of votes started at 7 am local time on November 21, 2022 and continued till 5 pm, a day after about 61% polling was recorded
The Rastriya Swatantra Party, floated by a former television personality, has emerged as the dark horse in the Nepal elections, coming third behind heavyweights like the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML, and leading in seven constituencies.
The counting of votes started at 7 am local time on November 21, 2022 and continued till 5 pm, a day after about 61% polling was recorded across the Himalayan nation.
The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is floated by Rabi Lamichhane, a 48-year-old former television personality, who shot to fame while attempting to set the Guinness world record for hosting the longest-ever marathon talk show in 2013.
The RSP is currently leading in three constituencies in Kathmandu and one in Lalitpur district.
The ruling Nepali Congress (NC), which has so far won in one constituency, is leading in 32 constituencies, while CPN-UML led by former prime minister K P Sharma Oli is leading in 17 constituencies.
RSP is leading in 7 constituencies, while the Rastriya Prajatantra Party has the lead in 5 constituencies and CPN-Maoist Centre in 4 constituencies respectively.
Similarly, CPN-Unified Socialist is leading in 4 constituencies, followed by Janamat Party in 2 constituencies and Lokatantrik Samajwadi Party and Hamro Nepal Party in one constituency each.