India, March 3 -- Nepal is gearing up for elections on March 5 to elect its new government, after six months under an interim government.

The general election will be the first the country has held since deadly student-led anti-corruption protests, often termed as Gen Z protests, toppled the KP Sharma Oli-led government in September 2025.

The young republic, proclaimed just back in 2008, has since been governed by an interim government led by former chief justice Sushila Karki, which promised to hold fresh elections and hand over power within six months.

Right on time, the elections are being held to elect 275 members of parliament. But when will the Nepalis, and with them the rest of the world, know the results of the much-anticipated...