Rastriya Swatantra Party Candidate Breaks Congress's 36-Year Hold in Nawalpur-1 Election

Pokhara. Congress, which had won every election for the past 36 years, has been defeated in Nawalpur-1 this time. Rajan Gautam of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has emerged victorious, breaking the impenetrable fortress of the Congress. Gautam, who challenged Dr. Shashank Koirala in the previous election, took such a significant lead this time that no other candidate could catch up. Ultimately, he won by a large margin.Gautam secured 50,945 votes. His closest competitor, Balkrishna Ghimire of the Nepali Congress, received 16,293 votes. Similarly, CPN-UML candidate Bhagirath Sapkota was limited to 9,131 votes. The votes of other candidates were not...