Rastriya Swatantra Party Dominates Vote Count in Madhesh Province as Regional Parties Lag in Proportional Representation

Kathmandu. The vote counting for the proportional representation (PR) category of the House of Representatives election is nearing its final stage. The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has shown dominance in both the first-past-the-post and PR categories across the country in this election.Specifically in Madhesh Province, the parties considered Madhesi-centric, Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) Nepal and Janamat Party, have been overshadowed. It appears the Madhesh residents have not trusted these two parties, which have historically championed Madhesh issues, in this election.According to the PR vote results in Madhesh, JSP Nepal is in fourth place with 129,648 votes. Similarly, Janamat Party is...