With 45 days remaining until Nepal’s House of Representatives elections scheduled for March 5, Nepal’s political scene has intensified as nomination registration begins nationwide with a series of high-profile candidacies and resignations.
Prime ministerial candidate of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Balen Shah, has announced his candidacy from Jhapa-5, setting up a direct contest with CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli from the same constituency. Jhapa-5, regarded as Oli’s stronghold, is expected to be one of the most closely watched constituencies in the election, with both candidates leading their respective parties’ prime ministerial bids.
