# RSP Leads Nepal Election Results as Balendra Shah Defeats Oli 2026-08-06T13:57:11+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Nepal’s Rastriya Swatantra Party, led by Balendra Shah, was ahead in partial official results from the general election. The Election Commission reported 157 direct results. The RSP had won 121 seats, compared with 17 for the Nepali Congress and seven for Marxist parties. It was also leading in four of the eight remaining constituencies and in the proportional representation count. Shah defeated former prime minister KP Sharma Oli in Oli’s constituency. The election followed youth-led anti-corruption protests in September 2025 that removed the previous government. Final results may take several days. An inquiry into the violence has submitted thousands of pages, but no one has been held accountable so far. ## Coverage - skynightly.com Tags: Balendra Shah, election, Nepal, political change, RSP Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/rsp-leads-nepal-election-results-as-balendra-shah-defeats-oli/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/rsp-leads-nepal-election-results-as-balendra-shah-defeats-oli/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.