Kathmandu, March 6 -- Early vote counting in the parliamentary elections shows the Rastriya Swatantra Party maintaining leads in 32 constituencies across the country.

Rastriya Swatantra Party chairman Rabi Lamichhane is leading in Chitwan-2, while senior party leader Balen Shah holds an early lead in Jhapa-5.

In the Capital, RSP candidates are ahead in several constituencies. Ranju Darshana leads in Kathmandu-1, Sunil KC in Kathmandu-2, Rajunath Pandey in Kathmandu-3, Pukar Bam in Kathmandu-4, Sasmita Pokharel in Kathmandu-5, Ganesh Parajuli in Kathmandu-7, Biraj Bhakta Mahajan in Kathmandu-8, and Pradeep Bista in Kathmandu-10.

The party also holds leads in Bhaktapur, with Rukesh Ranjit ahead in Bhaktapur-1 and Rajiv Khatri leading in ...