Nepal, March 6 -- The RSP with Balendra Shah is painting the country blue as voters throw out the old parties As this report is uploaded, the latest results in Nepal's election show that the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is headed for an even bigger sweep than most had predicted.

The RSP was leading by large margins in 49 of 165 constituencies, with the UML, NC and NCP trailing far behind. Prominent political figures from the old parties like K P Oli, Minwndra Prasad Rijal, Ishwar Pokhrel, Bishnu Prasad Poudel, Bimalendra Nidhi all seem headed for defeat.

It does look like the RSP's bell election symbol is ringing right across Nepal - from cities to the remotest districts in the mountains and plains. The party's blue colour is sweeping...