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28 Feb 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, and former television host and Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane wave to supporters as they launch a joint election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley. Shah, who recently joins the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is declared the party's prime ministerial candidate under a seven-point internal agreement, while Lamichhane continues as party chair. The campaign comes ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, with Shah set to contest from Jhapa-5 constituency in a high-profile race against CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The RSP, which emerges as the fourth-largest political force with 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its formation, seeks to expand its influence nationwide.

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28 Feb 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, and former television host and Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane wave to supporters as they launch a joint election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley. Shah, who recently joins the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is declared the party's prime ministerial candidate under a seven-point internal agreement, while Lamichhane continues as party chair. The campaign comes ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, with Shah set to contest from Jhapa-5 constituency in a high-profile race against CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The RSP, which emerges as the fourth-largest political force with 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its formation, seeks to expand its influence nationwide.

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28 Feb 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, and former television host and Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane wave to supporters as they launch a joint election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley. Shah, who recently joins the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is declared the party's prime ministerial candidate under a seven-point internal agreement, while Lamichhane continues as party chair. The campaign comes ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, with Shah set to contest from Jhapa-5 constituency in a high-profile race against CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The RSP, which emerges as the fourth-largest political force with 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its formation, seeks to expand its influence nationwide.

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28 Feb 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, and former television host and Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane wave to supporters as they launch a joint election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley. Shah, who recently joins the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is declared the party's prime ministerial candidate under a seven-point internal agreement, while Lamichhane continues as party chair. The campaign comes ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, with Shah set to contest from Jhapa-5 constituency in a high-profile race against CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The RSP, which emerges as the fourth-largest political force with 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its formation, seeks to expand its influence nationwide.

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28 Feb 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, and former television host and Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane wave to supporters as they launch a joint election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley. Shah, who recently joins the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is declared the party's prime ministerial candidate under a seven-point internal agreement, while Lamichhane continues as party chair. The campaign comes ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, with Shah set to contest from Jhapa-5 constituency in a high-profile race against CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The RSP, which emerges as the fourth-largest political force with 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its formation, seeks to expand its influence nationwide.

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28 Feb 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, and former television host and Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane wave to supporters as they launch a joint election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley. Shah, who recently joins the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is declared the party's prime ministerial candidate under a seven-point internal agreement, while Lamichhane continues as party chair. The campaign comes ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, with Shah set to contest from Jhapa-5 constituency in a high-profile race against CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The RSP, which emerges as the fourth-largest political force with 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its formation, seeks to expand its influence nationwide.

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28 Feb 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, and former television host and Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane wave to supporters as they launch a joint election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley. Shah, who recently joins the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is declared the party's prime ministerial candidate under a seven-point internal agreement, while Lamichhane continues as party chair. The campaign comes ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, with Shah set to contest from Jhapa-5 constituency in a high-profile race against CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The RSP, which emerges as the fourth-largest political force with 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its formation, seeks to expand its influence nationwide.

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28 Feb 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, and former television host and Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane wave to supporters as they launch a joint election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley. Shah, who recently joins the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is declared the party's prime ministerial candidate under a seven-point internal agreement, while Lamichhane continues as party chair. The campaign comes ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, with Shah set to contest from Jhapa-5 constituency in a high-profile race against CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The RSP, which emerges as the fourth-largest political force with 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its formation, seeks to expand its influence nationwide.

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28 Feb 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, and former television host and Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane wave to supporters as they launch a joint election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley. Shah, who recently joins the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is declared the party's prime ministerial candidate under a seven-point internal agreement, while Lamichhane continues as party chair. The campaign comes ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, with Shah set to contest from Jhapa-5 constituency in a high-profile race against CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The RSP, which emerges as the fourth-largest political force with 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its formation, seeks to expand its influence nationwide.

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28 Feb 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, and former television host and Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane wave to supporters as they launch a joint election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley. Shah, who recently joins the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is declared the party's prime ministerial candidate under a seven-point internal agreement, while Lamichhane continues as party chair. The campaign comes ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, with Shah set to contest from Jhapa-5 constituency in a high-profile race against CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The RSP, which emerges as the fourth-largest political force with 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its formation, seeks to expand its influence nationwide.

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28 Feb 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, and former television host and Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane wave to supporters as they launch a joint election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley. Shah, who recently joins the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is declared the party's prime ministerial candidate under a seven-point internal agreement, while Lamichhane continues as party chair. The campaign comes ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, with Shah set to contest from Jhapa-5 constituency in a high-profile race against CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The RSP, which emerges as the fourth-largest political force with 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its formation, seeks to expand its influence nationwide.

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28 Feb 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, and former television host and Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane wave to supporters as they launch a joint election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley. Shah, who recently joins the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is declared the party's prime ministerial candidate under a seven-point internal agreement, while Lamichhane continues as party chair. The campaign comes ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, with Shah set to contest from Jhapa-5 constituency in a high-profile race against CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The RSP, which emerges as the fourth-largest political force with 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its formation, seeks to expand its influence nationwide.

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28 Feb 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, and former television host and Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane wave to supporters as they launch a joint election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley. Shah, who recently joins the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is declared the party's prime ministerial candidate under a seven-point internal agreement, while Lamichhane continues as party chair. The campaign comes ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, with Shah set to contest from Jhapa-5 constituency in a high-profile race against CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The RSP, which emerges as the fourth-largest political force with 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its formation, seeks to expand its influence nationwide.

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28 Feb 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, and former television host and Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane wave to supporters as they launch a joint election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley. Shah, who recently joins the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is declared the party's prime ministerial candidate under a seven-point internal agreement, while Lamichhane continues as party chair. The campaign comes ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, with Shah set to contest from Jhapa-5 constituency in a high-profile race against CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The RSP, which emerges as the fourth-largest political force with 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its formation, seeks to expand its influence nationwide.

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#13091072

13 Dec 2025

KP Sharma Oli, former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), waves at the cadres and party supporters after arriving at the opening ceremony of the party's general convention in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on December 13, 2025. The party claims the gathering to be its largest so far, mobilizing supporters from across the country by reserving vehicles to bring cadres to the Valley. Over 2,200 delegates, including elected and nominated representatives, and 309 observers participate in the convention, which elects the party's new leadership. Around 10,000 volunteers are mobilized for organizational management, according to the organizer. The convention elects 15 office-bearers, including the party chair and 251 central committee members. Another 10 percent of members are nominated. Although the party statute mandates a general convention every five years, this one convenes a year early. The 10th convention is held in Chitwan in December 2021. As the statute and policy convention concludes in September, the gathering focuses mainly on leadership selection. In the closed-door session, Oli is scheduled to present the political report, while General Secretary Shankar Pokhrel tables the organizational report. Senior Vice Chairman Ishwar Pokhrel registers a concept paper criticizing Oli's leadership style and raising concerns over internal party democracy, and announces a challenge to Oli for the party chair.

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13 Dec 2025

KP Sharma Oli, former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), waves at the cadres and party supporters during the opening ceremony of the party's general convention in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on December 13, 2025. The party claims the gathering to be its largest so far, mobilizing supporters from across the country by reserving vehicles to bring cadres to the Valley. Over 2,200 delegates, including elected and nominated representatives, and 309 observers participate in the convention, which elects the party's new leadership. Around 10,000 volunteers are mobilized for organizational management, according to the organizer. The convention elects 15 office-bearers, including the party chair and 251 central committee members. Another 10 percent of members are nominated. Although the party statute mandates a general convention every five years, this one convenes a year early. The 10th convention is held in Chitwan, Nepal, in December 2021. As the statute and policy convention concludes in September, the gathering focuses mainly on leadership selection. In the closed-door session, Oli presents the political report, while General Secretary Shankar Pokhrel tables the organizational report. Senior Vice Chairman Ishwar Pokhrel registers a concept paper criticizing Oli's leadership style and raising concerns over internal party democracy, and announces a challenge to Oli for the party chair.

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