Ordinances’ longevity rests on opposition parties who dominate upper house

The ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party has no representation in the upper house, which the government’s eight ordinance must pass to remain in effect.

The fate of the eight ordinances introduced by the Balendra Shah-led government now rests squarely in the hands of the opposition parties in the National Assembly, where the ruling alliance has no representation, creating a high-stakes test of parliamentary equation and constitutional framework.