Results in 40 of the 43 wards that had by-election for the post of ward chair on Saturday have been declared so far with the ruling CPN winning 23 out of them.
The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has won 11, and Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJP) and Socialist Party Nepal three each.
Constituents of CPN--the then CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center)--had emerged victorious in 23 of these 43 wards while NC had won 12.
The ruling CPN has taken seven wards from NC this time while the opposition party has wrested six from the ruling party.