Left alliance set for absolute majority in Parliament
Left alliance of the CPN-UML and the CPN (Maoist Centre) also leading in districts along plains.
AMN / KATHMANDU
The left alliance in Nepal is heading for a massive victory in Parliamentary and provencial elections. Of the 165 constituencies of the House of Representatives, results of 95 seats have been declared, so far.
The Left alliance has won 74 and is leading in 48. CPN (UML) has won 52 and is leading in 30. Its partner CPN (Maoist Centre) has got 22 and is ahead in 19. Ruling Nepali Congress has got just 11 seats and is leading in 11.
The left alliance of the CPN-UML and the CPN (Maoist Centre), which completed a clean sweep in 74 constituencies of the 32 districts where elections were held in the first phase, has maintained a clear lead in the rest of the constituencies, including in districts along the plains where people voted in the second phase.
The Nepali Congress, which is facing the worst election debacle ever, has so far won only one House of Representatives (HoR) seat in Morang-2. Of the 32 constituencies in Province 2, Sanghiya Samajbadi Forum-Nepal (SSF-N)’s Upendra Yadav has won in Saptari-2.
SSF-N and the Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal (RJP-N)’s alliance was leading in 14 constituencies, while the NC was ahead in 10 constituencies.
The left alliance was leading in seven constituencies—Maoist Centre in four and UML and three.
Except Raj Kishore Yadav, all top RJP-N leaders—Rajendra Mahato, Sharat Singh Bhandari, Anil Jha, Mahantha Thakur, Mahendra Raya Yadav—were leading in their respective constituencies.
The SSF-N’s performance in Province 2 in the local level elections was remarkable, as it won 26 local units.
For the Madhes-based parties to form a provincial government, they have to win 54 seats under the first-past-the-post and proportional representation categories. Province 2 will have a 107-strong Provincial Assembly.
Analysts said the trends show the Madhes agenda is quite alive in Province 2. But to push the Madhes agenda, including the constitution amendment, the Madhes-based parties must be able to ensure a visible representation in the federal parliament.
