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Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif has congratulated President of Rastriya Swatantra Party Rabi Lamichhane and its senior leader Balendra Shah on their remarkable victory in the 2026 elections in Nepal.

In a congratulatory message, Prime Minister Sharif said the strong mandate reflects the trust and confidence of the Nepali people in new and dynamic leadership.

He also expressed Pakistan’s willingness to work closely with the newly elected Government of Nepal to further strengthen the historic friendship and cooperation between the two countries, according to the Pakistani Embassy in Kathmandu.

Following the completion of vote counting for the proportional representation segment of the House of Representatives (HoR) elections, 51 participating parties received fewer votes than the required threshold for parliamentary representation. 

In the elections held on March 5 under the proportional representation system, a total of 57 parties participated with a combined election symbol. Out of these, six parties are set to enter parliament, while 51 did not achieve the minimum votes required. 

The Election Commission (EC) has clarified that only parties securing at least three percent of the total valid votes will be granted seats. 

Deputy Spokesperson of the EC, Kul Bahadur GC, noted that there is a legal framework that treats the entire country as a single electoral constituency, allowing candidates from a party to be elected to the House of Representatives based on the total votes each party receives. 

He reported that out of 17,039,115 valid votes counted for proportional representation, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) leads with 5,103,923 votes. 

The Nepali Congress (NC) garnered 1,749,583 votes, CPN-UML received 1,404,854 votes, the Nepali Communist Party (NCP) obtained 805,773 votes, the Shram Sanskriti Party (SSP) got 378,649 votes, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) secured 329,472 votes. 

He added that the remaining parties did not surpass the threshold.

Rabi Lamichhane, a candidate for the House of Representatives (HoR) Member election from Chitwan- 2 representing the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), has disclosed his election expenditure details.

He also serves as the party president. 

According to the information provided to the Election Commission, Lamichhane's total election expenditure amounts to Rs 989,987. 

The submitted letter outlined that the nomination registration cost was Rs 10,000, sample ballot printing expenses were Rs 68,161, transportation and fuel costs totaled Rs 295,000, voter training and snacks costs were Rs 14,200, ward-level publicity expenses were Rs 46,000, and flags and badges for promotional activities cost Rs 112,000. 

Additionally, it was noted that the expenses for purchasing banners and stickers for publicity reached Rs 55,000, food and food rations cost Rs 196,000, air travel expenses were Rs 13,626 and seminar and gathering costs amounted to Rs 180,000. 

The expense details were submitted to the Election Commission on Tuesday by Sita Gyawali, the chairperson of Chitwan Metropolitan City from the same party.

The counting of votes under the proportional representation system for the House of Representatives (HoR) election, which took place on March 5, has been finalized.

With the recent completion of vote counting in Gorkha 1 and Ilam 1, the overall counting for proportional representation has also concluded, said Kul Bahadur GC, Assistant Spokesperson of the Election Commission. 

He noted that the process of gathering details from the relevant election officer's office to the commission is still in progress following the completion of the counting. 

Now that the vote counting for proportional representation is done, the commission has initiated the groundwork to determine the allocation of seats for political parties under this system. 

Reports indicate that this process is expected to wrap up in a few days. 

In the meantime, the Election Commission has reported that by 11 am today, a total of 10,739,115 votes have been counted for the proportional election. Among these votes, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is leading with 5,139,235 votes. 

The Nepali Congress has garnered 1,749,583 votes, while the CPN-UML has received 1,448,854 votes. The Nepali Communist Party has 805,773 votes, the Shram Sanskriti Party has 378,649 votes, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party has 329,472 votes. 

Other parties have not managed to meet the required threshold of three percent of the total valid votes cast under the PR system as per the prevailing law.