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Nepal polls: New-gen candidates challenge old guard Oli for top post

Nepal's election campaign is intensifying. Three parties have named their prime ministerial candidates. The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) nominated K.P. Sharma Oli. The Nepali Congress and Rastriya Swotantra Party put forward younger leaders. A key contest features Oli against Balendra Shah, a popular youth leader, in the Jhapa-5 constituency.

19 Jan 2026 10:02 am