Madhesi Parties Reduced to Zero Seats in Latest Federal Elections After Decades in Parliament

Kathmandu. Madhes-centric parties have been reduced to zero in this term's House of Representatives elections. No Madhes-centric party managed to win even a single seat in the election, nor did they cross the threshold in the proportional representation category. The security deposits of most leaders who contested in the direct elections were forfeited.

The Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal (JSPN), considered the main Madhes-centric party, secured only 182,285 votes in the proportional representation category. This is below the threshold. Dr. C.K. Raut-led Janmat Party received 79,435 votes. The JSP led by Ashok Rai, the Rastriya Mukti Party Nepal, and the Nagarik Unmukti Party Nepal, for which Resham Chaudhary is the patron, contested under a single election symbol but collectively secured only 62,069 votes in the proportional representation. The Nepal Sadbhavana Party garnered 2,018 votes.