Major Shift in Lumbini Province Election Results: CPN-UML Suffers Steep Decline, RSP Gains Traction
Summary
CPN-UML suffered a major defeat in Lumbini Province's House of Representatives elections, dropping from 11 to 1 seat, while Rastriya Swatantra Party gained significant traction with 21 seats.
Key Points
- CPN-UML, previously leading in Lumbini Province with 11 seats, fell to fourth place with only 1 seat in the recent elections.
- Rastriya Swatantra Party made remarkable gains, winning 21 seats in Lumbini Province.
- Nepali Congress also saw a reduction from 6 to 2 seats, while CPN (Maoist Centre) dropped from 3 to 2 seats.
- Ishtiaq Rai is the only directly elected CPN-UML MP in Lumbini Province, winning from Banke-1 constituency.
