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Partial preliminary results in Nepal indicate that the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) won 60 of 165 first-past-the-post seats, while also leading in 61 other consituencies. In Jhapa 5, RSP prime ministerial candidate Balen Shah defeats former prime minister K. P. Sharma Oli.
2026-03-7

Clashes erupt across Nepal between supporters of ousted prime minister K. P. Sharma Oli and supporters of interim prime minister Sushila Karki. A curfew is imposed in various districts.
2025-11-20

The government of Nepal lifts the curfew in Bhaktapur, Kathmandu, and Lalitpur, imposed on September 9, citing restored calm after Sushila Karki's appointment as interim prime minister.
2025-09-13

The House of Representatives is dissolved and Sushila Karki is appointed interim prime minister of Nepal, making her the first woman to head Nepal's government.
2025-09-12

Nepalese prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigns in response to the protests amid a government collapse.
2025-09-9

Police open fire on protesters demonstrating against a government ban on social media in Kathmandu, Nepal, killing at least 19 people and wounding over a hundred more. A curfew is declared around all government buildings, including the Rastrapati Bhawan and Federal Parliament.
2025-09-8

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli launches a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 in Nepal beginning with 430,000 frontline and healthcare workers.
2021-01-27

Jhala Nath Khanal resigns as the Prime Minister of Nepal due to the failure of Nepalese political parties to adopt a constitution or end infighting.
2011-08-14

Politicians in Nepal fail to elect a new Prime Minister for the third time after no candidate secured a majority.
2010-08-2