Kathmandu. In the ongoing House of Representatives election for Palpa Constituency Number 2, Nepali Congress candidate Himaldutta Shrestha has taken an early lead in the latest vote count.According to the details received, Shrestha has secured 1292 votes so far. He is facing stiff competition from the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) candidate, Madhav Bahadur Thapa, who has garnered 1113 votes to date. Meanwhile, CPN (UML) candidate Thakur Prasad Gaire is trailing in third place, having secured 971 votes so far....