UML top leaders trailing behind RSP candidates in early vote count

Summary

Several top leaders of the CPN-UML are trailing behind Rastriya Swatantra Party candidates in the early vote count of Nepal's House of Representatives election.

Key Points
  • UML Chair KP Sharma Oli is trailing RSP candidate Balendra Shah in Jhapa-5 in the early vote count.
  • UML General Secretary Shankar Pokhrel is behind RSP candidate Bipin Acharya in Dang-2.
  • UML Vice Chair Bishnu Paudel is trailing RSP’s Sulav Kharel in Rupandehi-2.
  • Several other UML leaders like Ishwar Pokharel, Mahesh Basnet, and Rajan Bhattarai are also behind their RSP rivals in preliminary results.
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