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Independent candidate Balen Shah has still been maintaining the lead in Kathmandu Metropolitan City.

So far, he has received 17, 877 votes while CPN-UML's candidate Keshav Sthapit secured 6, 878 votes.

Similarly, Srijana Singh of Nepali Congress obtained 6, 101 votes.

Naveen Srivastava has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Nepal.

Presently Additional Secretary at the Ministry of External Affairs, Srivastava is expected to take up the assignment shortly.

He was appointed as the Indian Ambassador to Nepal after Vinay Mohan Kwatra was appointed the India's Foreign Secretary.

The CPN (Maoist Centre) has emerged victorious in Bhimsen Thapa, Gandaki and Dharche Rural Municipalities also.

Earlier on Monday, the party had won the elections in Ajirkot and Barpak Sulikot Rural Municipalities.

Deepak Devkota was elected chairman in Ajirkot and Bishnu Bhatta in Sulikot.

Similarly, Lok Prasad Banjara was elected the chairman in Bhimsen Thapa Rural Municipality, Deepak Timinsina in Gandaki and Laxman Gurung in Dharche.

Likewise, Anita Bhujel was elected Vice-chairperson in Ajirkot and Sanmaya Gurung in Barpak Sulikot while Amrita Wasti has become victorious in Bhimsen Thapa, Lalita Adhikari in Gandaki and  Sunila Gurung in Dharche.

CPN (Maoist Centre) candidate Renu Dahal has taken lead in the mayoral in Bharatpur Metropolitan City.

Out of 19, 583 votes counted so far, Dahal garnered 6, 602 votes while Bijay Subedi of CPN-UML secured 6, 291 votes.

Independent candidate Jagannath Paudel received 3, 221 votes.

Similarly,  Chitrasen Adhikari of Nepali Congress has obtained 8, 026 votes and Himala Gurung of Rastriya Prajantra Party got 5, 253 votes.