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Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) candidates have emerged victorious in 21 out of 26 electoral constituencies of the Lumbini Province having 12 districts. 

According to the Election Commission, Nepali Congress and Nepali Communist Party have won the election in two constituencies each while CPN-UML secured its victory in one constituency. 

Rastriya Swatantra Party candidates have been elected in all five constituencies of Rupandehi district. 

Sunil Lamsal emerged victorious in Rupandehi-1, Sulabh Kharel in Rupandehi-2, Dr. Lekhjang Thapa in Rupandehi-3, Kanhaiya Baniya in Rupandehi-4, and Taufik Ahmed Khan in Rupandehi-5. 

Similarly, Bikram Khanal of the same party won in West Nawalparasi-1 and Narendra Kumar Gupta in West Nawalparasi-2, the Election Commission informed. 

Mohan Lal Acharya from the RSP won in Kapilvastu-1, while Bikram Singh Thapa secured his place in Kapilvastu–2. Likewise, Abhishek Pratap Shah from Nepali Congress won in Kapilvastu-3. 

RSP candidates, Dev Raj Pathak, Bipin Kumar Acharya, and Kamal Subedi emerged victorious in Dang constituencies 1, 2 and 3. 

Similarly, Sagar Dhakal and Govinda Panthi of the RSP also emerged winners from Gulmi 1 and 2. 

In Bardiya–1, RSP's Thakur Singh Tharu and in Bardiya–2, Shridhar Pokhrel of the same party were elected, according to the Election Commission. 

RSP candidates Suresh Kumar Chaudhary and Khagendra Sunar won in Banke-1 and 3 while Mohammad Ishtiyak Rai of the CPN-UML emerged victorious in Banke-2. 

Nepali Communist Party coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal won the election from Rukum West while Barshaman Pun got re-elected from Rolpa. 

RSP candidate Sushant Baidik won the election from Pyuthan. 

Sandeep Rana of the Nepali Congress won the first-past-the-post election from Palpa 1 while RSP candidate Madhav Bahadur Thapa has been elected from Palpa 2, according to the Office of the Chief Returning Officer, Palpa. 

Hari Prasad Bhusal of Rastriya Swatantra Party has won in Arghakhanchi. 

A total of 7,575,193 votes have been counted so far in the Proportional Representation System of the House of Representatives member election. 

As of 5:50 am today, Rastriya Swatantra Party has received the highest number of votes with 3,672,265. Similarly, Nepali Congress received 1,238,381 votes, CPN-UML 1,047,512 votes, Nepali Communist Party 538,270 votes, Rastriya Prajatantra Party 258,666 votes, and Shram Sanskriti Party 240,763 votes. 

Vote counting is underway. 

AC Milan claimed a vital 1-0 ​home victory over city rivals Inter Milan on Sunday with Pervis Estupinan's late first-half strike offering a glimmer of hope in the Serie A title race, Reuters reported. 

Inter are top with 67 points and a seven-point gap over Milan. But Milan's hard-fought win at the San Siro stadium has sparked hope for their fans as the season enters its final ​phase with 10 games left for each team.

The clash - known as the "Derby della Madonnina" after a ​statue of the Virgin Mary on top of Milan Cathedral - has been contested since 1909, according to Reuters. 

The Inquiry Commission formed to investigate the Gen Z protest of September 8 and the violent incidents that followed on September 9 has found former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak responsible and recommended action against them.

The Commission led by former Special Court Chairman Gauri Bahadur Karki submitted its report to Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Sunday.

According to a source, the Commission has also held the then Home Secretary Gokarna Mani Duwadi, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chandrakuber Khapung, and the then Chief District Officer Chhabi Rijal responsible in the incident and recommended action against them. 

Speaking to mediapersons after handing over the report, Commission Chairman Karki said, "The report we submitted should be made public and implemented immediately. We have recommended legal action against those whose negligence led to the death of young people in the September 8 incident."

Nineteen people died, including 17 in Baneshwor Chowk and two in Sunsari on September 8 while  57 more people died on September 9, bringing the total number of deaths to 76 in two days.

According to the report, properties worth around Rs 84 were damaged during the unrest.

On September 9, protesters vandalized and set fire on 

government offices, commercial buildings, and private properties, including Singha Durbar and Supreme Court among others. 

Former AIG Bigyan Raj Sharma and legal expert Bishweshwar Bhandari conducted a detailed analysis of the incident.