Political bastions collapse as voters embrace new faces across Nepal

Long-established politicians were defeated and traditional parties displaced as RSP gained sweeping nationwide influence.

A dramatic shift in the country’s electoral landscape has dismantled many long-standing political bastions, delivering unexpected defeats to several senior leaders and established political parties across the nation. Constituencies that had long been dominated either by a single party or by the same leader for decades have seen their political equations overturned in the House of Representatives elections held on March 5.