India, March 6 -- Nepal has voted for its first general elections since the 'Gen-Z'-led uprising last year toppled the KP Sharma Oli government and brought Sushila Karki as the interim prime minister.

Key figures vying for power include a Marxist former prime minister seeking a return to office, a rapper-turned-mayor - Balen Shah - bidding for the youth vote, and the newly elected leader of the powerful Nepali Congress party.

Counting of votes is underway and will decide the fate of 3,406 candidates vying for 165 seats under direct voting, and 3,135 candidates vying for 110 seats through proportionate voting.

The election is a crucial event for India as well as it takes place in a neighbouring country it has close yet a complex bilater...