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High-Stakes Showdown in Nepal's Post-Uprising Polls
The election is seen as a test of old guard versus new leadership after anti-corruption protests, with 163,000 voters in Jhapa-5 deciding between continuity and change.
- Two prime ministerial candidates are going head-to-head in Jhapa-5, turning the district into a pivotal battleground with 163,000 registered voters on the India border.
- Observers say the protests expanded into broader anger over economic stagnation and an ageing elite, with 77 killed and buildings torched in September unrest.
- KP Sharma Oli, 73-year-old four-time prime minister and CPN-UML leader, told reporters `There is no need to doubt` as he seeks a comeback in Jhapa-5, a key district.
- A loss in Jhapa-5 would carry immediate consequences, as a defeat for either prime ministerial candidate would most likely end their bid to lead the country, local voters face a crucial test, and Binu Subedi told AFP that 'a defeat for either candidate would most likely end their bid to lead the country.'
- Official campaigning kicked off this week as candidates' local campaign teams intensified door-to-door outreach, with a former mayor of Kathmandu contesting against Oli.
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High-stakes showdown in Nepal’s post-uprising polls
In Nepal's eastern plains, rival political flags depicting blue bells and red suns flutter over tea farms and brick homes -- symbols of a local election campaign shaping landmark nationwide polls. Two prime ministerial candidates are going head-to-head in Jhapa-5, turning the sleepy district into a pivotal battleground in the Himalayan nation's March 5 elections
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High-stakes showdown in Nepal's post-uprising polls
In Nepal's eastern plains, rival political flags depicting blue bells and red suns flutter over tea farms and brick homes -- symbols of a local election campaign shaping landmark nationwide polls.
Nepal Polls: All Eyes On Jhapa-5 Seat Where KP Sharma Oli Is Pitted Against ‘Balen’
New Delhi: When parliamentary election is held in Nepal on March 5, all eyes and ears would be turned to the Jhapa-5 constituency where former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is pitted against an engineer-rapper-politician, Balendra Shah, also known as ‘Balen’. In earlier elections, Oli would travel extensively, addressing mass rallies around the country and positioning himself as a central figure who could win votes nationwide. This will mark Oli’…
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