Kathmandu, March 19 -- Within just four months of its formation, the Shram Sanskriti Party (SSP), led by Harka Sampang, the former mayor of Dharan Sub-metropolitan City, has emerged as the fifth largest party in the House of Representatives, securing three seats under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system and four under proportional representation (PR) in the March 5 elections.

The election, conducted under an interim government formed in the aftermath of the anti-corruption Gen Z uprising in September, saw 68 political parties competing for 165 FPTP seats, while 64 parties contested 110 proportional representation seats. Ultimately, only six parties, including the SSP, gained national party status.

To qualify as a national party, a pol...