China congratulates Nepal for smooth polls as trends point to rout of pro-Beijing Oli

BEIJING: (Mar 6) China on Friday congratulated Nepal for holding the polls smoothly while warily watching the trends of the results, which pointed to the rout of pro-Beijing CPN-UML headed by former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.

Results trends show Oli, a four-time Prime Minister, trailing far behind the Rastriya Swatantra Party's rapper-turned-politician Balen Shah in his own parliament seat.

The trends show that the RSP is heading towards a landslide victory in Nepal's first general elections since the violent Gen Z protests toppled the Oli-led government in September.