Rastriya Swatantra Party Secures Near Two-Thirds Majority in House of Representatives Election

Kathmandu. The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has secured a number of seats close to a two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives election held under difficult circumstances. In the election held on Falgun 21, the RSP won 125 seats under the first-past-the-post system. The RSP also has a clear dominance in the proportional representation category.In the proportional representation category, the RSP secured 57 seats with 5,113,984 votes. Thus, the RSP has captured 182 seats in the 275-member House of Representatives, which is a number close to a two-thirds majority.The Nepali Congress won a total of 38 seats (18 direct and...