Nepal, Jan. 25 -- Voting for the National Assembly (NA) elections concluded on Sunday, with candidates from the Nepali Congress (NC), CPN-UML and the Loktantrik Samajwadi Party (LSP) emerging victorious under a pre-election alliance, while other parties failed to secure seats.

Of the 18 seats up for grabs, the NC fielded candidates for nine seats, the UML for eight, and the LSP for one and the result came exactly as per their agreement. A total of 19 NA seats are becoming vacant on March 4. With one member to be nominated by the President upon the government's recommendation, 18 seats were to be filled through elections.

As per the results, the Nepali Congress won nine seats, the CPN-UML secured eight, and the Loktantrik Samajwadi Party...