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#13381345

28 February 2026

Supporters of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) participate in a pre-election rally led by party leaders, including rapper and former Kathmandu mayor and prime ministerial candidate Balendra Shah and RSP President Ravi Lamichhane. They ride bikes and scooters across the Kathmandu Valley, starting from Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu and continuing through Bhaktapur and Lalitpur, Nepal, on February 28, 2026.

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#13381346

28 February 2026

Supporters of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) participate in a pre-election rally led by party leaders, including rapper and former Kathmandu mayor and prime ministerial candidate Balendra Shah and RSP President Ravi Lamichhane. They ride bikes across the Kathmandu Valley, starting from Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu and continuing through Bhaktapur and Lalitpur, Nepal, on February 28, 2026.

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#13381347

28 February 2026

Supporters of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) participate in a pre-election rally led by party leaders, including rapper and former Kathmandu mayor and prime ministerial candidate Balendra Shah and RSP President Ravi Lamichhane. They ride bikes and scooters across the Kathmandu Valley, starting from Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu and continuing through Bhaktapur and Lalitpur, Nepal, on February 28, 2026.

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#13381348

28 February 2026

Supporters of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) participate in a pre-election rally led by party leaders, including rapper and former Kathmandu mayor and prime ministerial candidate Balendra Shah and RSP President Ravi Lamichhane. They ride bikes and scooters across the Kathmandu Valley, starting from Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu and continuing through Bhaktapur and Lalitpur, Nepal, on February 28, 2026.

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#13381261

28 February 2026

Supporters of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) participate in a rally led by party leaders, including former mayor and prime ministerial candidate Balendra Shah and RSP President Ravi Lamichhane, across the Kathmandu Valley, starting from Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu and continuing through Bhaktapur and Lalitpur, Nepal, on February 28, 2026.

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#13381262

28 February 2026

Supporters of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) participate in a rally led by party leaders, including former mayor and prime ministerial candidate Balendra Shah and RSP President Ravi Lamichhane, across the Kathmandu Valley, starting from Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu and continuing through Bhaktapur and Lalitpur, Nepal, on February 28, 2026.

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#13381236

28 February 2026

Supporters of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) participate in a rally led by party leaders, including former Kathmandu mayor and prime ministerial candidate Balendra Shah and RSP President Ravi Lamichhane. They ring bells, the party's election symbol, as they march across the Kathmandu Valley, starting from Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu and continuing through Bhaktapur and Lalitpur, Nepal, on February 28, 2026.

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#13381237

28 February 2026

Supporters of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) participate in a rally led by party leaders, including former Kathmandu mayor and prime ministerial candidate Balendra Shah and RSP President Ravi Lamichhane. They ring bells, the party's election symbol, as they march across the Kathmandu Valley, starting from Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu and continuing through Bhaktapur and Lalitpur, Nepal, on February 28, 2026.

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#13381233

28 February 2026

Supporters of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) participate in a rally led by party leaders, including former mayor and prime ministerial candidate Balendra Shah and RSP President Ravi Lamichhane, across the Kathmandu Valley, starting from Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu and continuing through Bhaktapur and Lalitpur, Nepal, on February 28, 2026.

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#13381234

28 February 2026

Supporters of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) participate in a rally led by party leaders, including former mayor and prime ministerial candidate Balendra Shah and RSP President Ravi Lamichhane, across the Kathmandu Valley, starting from Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu and continuing through Bhaktapur and Lalitpur, Nepal, on February 28, 2026.

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#13381235

28 February 2026

Supporters of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) participate in a rally led by party leaders, including former mayor and prime ministerial candidate Balendra Shah and RSP President Ravi Lamichhane, across the Kathmandu Valley, starting from Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu and continuing through Bhaktapur and Lalitpur, Nepal, on February 28, 2026.

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#13381231

28 February 2026

Kathmandu's former mayor and rapper-turned-politician, prime ministerial candidate for the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Balendra Shah, along with RSP President Ravi Lamichhane and Interim Minister Jagadish Kharel, greets supporters during an election campaign across the Kathmandu Valley, starting from Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu and continuing through Bhaktapur and Lalitpur, Nepal, on February 28, 2026.

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#13381035

28 February 2026

Cadres and supporters of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) take part in a road show in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, as the Prime Ministerial candidate from the party, Balen (Balendra) Shah, starts campaigning in the capital. The rapper-turned-mayor resigns from his post on January 18 to contest the March 5 election. The former rapper, who wins the local election of 2022 from the Nepali capital, also assumes the charge of senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) on the same day. Projected as the next Nepal Prime Minister, Balendra Shah (Balen) launches a Kathmandu-centric campaign as the election draws close, with polling set for March 5. Balen, standing in the fray from Jhapa and against former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, launches the campaign in Kathmandu with a road show. Hundreds of supporters and voters stand on the side of the road as the projected Prime Minister, alongside the party president Rabi Lamichhane, greets voters from a moving vehicle. The silence period for the election of the House of Representatives, dissolved after September's Gen-Z protest, is set to start from March 2, past midnight. Balen campaigns all across the nation as his party, the Rastriya Swatantra Party, is poised to win the election with a landslide victory. On December 28, Balen strikes a deal with the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) where it is agreed that he will be the next Prime Ministerial candidate from the party. As per the 7-point agreement, RSP chair Rabi Lamichhane continues as the party's central chairman, while Shah will be presented as the party's parliamentary leader after the elections and its prime ministerial candidate. The RSP emerges as the fourth largest political force, winning 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its establishment. Balen promises to institutionalize the agenda raised by September's Gen-Z movement. The electoral battle in Jhapa-5 shapes up to be an intriguing contest this time.

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#13381036

28 February 2026

Party members and candidates from the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) wait for Balen (Balendra) Shah at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, as he starts his campaign in the national capital ahead of the polls for the House of Representatives set for March 5, 2026. The rapper turned mayor on January 18 resigns from his post to contest the March 5 election. The former rapper who wins the local election of 2022 from the Nepali capital also assumes the charge of senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) on the same day. Projected as the next Nepal Prime Minister, Balendra Shah (Balen) launches a Kathmandu-centric campaign as the election draws close with polling set for March 5. Balen stands in the fray from Jhapa, standing against former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, and launches the campaign in Kathmandu with a roadshow. Hundreds of supporters and voters stand on the side of the road as the projected Prime Minister, alongside the party president Rabi Lamichhane, greets voters from the moving vehicle. The silence period for the election of the House of Representatives, dissolved after September's Gen-Z protest, is set to start from March 2, past midnight. Balen campaigns all across the nation as his party, Rastriya Swatantra Party, is poised to win the election with a landslide victory. On December 28, Balen strikes a deal with the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) where it is agreed that he will be the next Prime Ministerial candidate from the party. As per the 7-point agreement, RSP chair Rabi Lamichhane continues as the party's central chairman, while Shah will be presented as the party's parliamentary leader after the elections and its prime ministerial candidate. The RSP emerges as the fourth largest political force, winning 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its establishment. Balen promises to institutionalize the agenda raised by September's Gen-Z movement.

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#13381037

28 February 2026

Party members and candidates from the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) wait for Balen (Balendra) Shah at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, as he starts his campaign in the national capital ahead of the polls for the House of Representatives set for March 5, 2026. The rapper turned mayor on January 18 resigns from his post to contest the March 5 election. The former rapper who wins the local election of 2022 from the Nepali capital also assumes the charge of senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) on the same day. Projected as the next Nepal Prime Minister, Balendra Shah (Balen) launches a Kathmandu-centric campaign as the election draws close with polling set for March 5. Balen stands in the fray from Jhapa, standing against former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, and launches the campaign in Kathmandu with a roadshow. Hundreds of supporters and voters stand on the side of the road as the projected Prime Minister, alongside the party president Rabi Lamichhane, greets voters from the moving vehicle. The silence period for the election of the House of Representatives, dissolved after September's Gen-Z protest, is set to start from March 2, past midnight. Balen campaigns all across the nation as his party, Rastriya Swatantra Party, is poised to win the election with a landslide victory. On December 28, Balen strikes a deal with the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) where it is agreed that he will be the next Prime Ministerial candidate from the party. As per the 7-point agreement, RSP chair Rabi Lamichhane continues as the party's central chairman, while Shah will be presented as the party's parliamentary leader after the elections and its prime ministerial candidate. The RSP emerges as the fourth largest political force, winning 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its establishment. Balen promises to institutionalize the agenda raised by September's Gen-Z movement.

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#13381054

28 February 2026

Cadres and supporters of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) take part in a road show in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, as the Prime Ministerial candidate from the party, Balen (Balendra) Shah, starts campaigning in the capital. The rapper-turned-mayor resigns from his post on January 18 to contest the March 5 election. The former rapper, who wins the local election of 2022 from the Nepali capital, also assumes the charge of senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) on the same day. Projected as the next Nepal Prime Minister, Balendra Shah (Balen) launches a Kathmandu-centric campaign as the election draws close, with polling set for March 5. Balen, standing in the fray from Jhapa and against former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, launches the campaign in Kathmandu with a road show. Hundreds of supporters and voters stand on the side of the road as the projected Prime Minister, alongside the party president Rabi Lamichhane, greets voters from a moving vehicle. The silence period for the election of the House of Representatives, dissolved after September's Gen-Z protest, is set to start from March 2, past midnight. Balen campaigns all across the nation as his party, the Rastriya Swatantra Party, is poised to win the election with a landslide victory. On December 28, Balen strikes a deal with the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) where it is agreed that he will be the next Prime Ministerial candidate from the party. As per the 7-point agreement, RSP chair Rabi Lamichhane continues as the party's central chairman, while Shah will be presented as the party's parliamentary leader after the elections and its prime ministerial candidate. The RSP emerges as the fourth largest political force, winning 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its establishment. Balen promises to institutionalize the agenda raised by September's Gen-Z movement. The electoral battle in Jhapa-5 shapes up to be an intriguing contest this time.

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