New Nepali political party fields LGBTIQ candidates

Numa Limbu (L), a third-gender woman and Inclusive Socialist Party contestant, speaks during a press conference in Kathmandu on January 26, 2026, ahead of the country's general election on March 5. Nepali sexual and gender minorities unveiled their candidates in a new political party on January 26 ahead of March elections, challenging an ageing political elite ousted in last year's mass uprising. - AFP

KATHMANDU: Nepali sexual and gender minorities unveiled their candidates in a new political party on Monday (Jan 26) ahead of March elections, challenging an ageing political elite ousted in last year's mass uprising.

The September 8-9 anti-corruption uprising was triggered by anger over a brief government ban on social media, and at least 77 people were killed.