Balen-led government shows promise but stumbles in its first month

The government formed under the leadership of Balendra Shah (Balen) , a senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), managed to send some positive signals in its very first month. One example is its commitment to incorporate the positive aspects of all parties’ election manifestos into a unified “National Commitment.”

On the very day the government was formed, March 27, the Council of Ministers approved a hundred-point governance reform agenda. The third point stated that a “National Commitment” would be prepared by consolidating the manifestos, pledges, and commitment documents of all political parties that participated in the election, with the Nepal Government establishing ownership over it.