Meaning, more people voted for them as a national party than their candidates got in different constituencies. Similarly, candidates from the opposition Nepali Congress received 19 percent of the votes cast as individual candidates and 16 percent as a national party. Meaning, 19 percent of voters preferred their constituency-based candidates, but fewer voters liked them as a party.
The diverse preferences of Nepalese voters prompt comparison with Bangladesh. During the popular uprising, changes to the electoral system, including proportional representation, were discussed. Opponents of proportional representation argue that it leads to a hung parliament and conflict between parties during government formation, thereby creating instability in the country. But in Nepal, with a mixed system, the RSP won not only a simple majority but almost a two-thirds majority in the Parliament, allowing them to form a government on their own and run the country smoothly for the entire term if they wanted. Thus, there is no lasting relationship between voting systems and instability of political or government formation, as seen here.
On the other hand, the proportional system in Nepal allowed many other parties to maintain a healthy presence in Parliament despite the RSP tide, which brought few opposition voices to the fore. There have been cases where a party won only one seat in the main vote but gained four additional seats from the second ballot count, bringing them to five MPs in Parliament.