Lessons for Nepal from India's Decade of Election Manifestos and Governance Models

Kathmandu. The dissatisfaction and anger seen towards past governments in Nepal were also evident in neighboring India in 2014. However, in India, the change in power occurred through the Lok Sabha elections, not through street protests.

The UPA government, led by the Indian National Congress, was in power in India from 2004 to 2014, with Manmohan Singh serving as the Indian Prime Minister from 2004 to 2009 (first term) and from 2009 to 2014 (second term). However, as the Congress-led government ruled for ten years, public dissatisfaction and the aspiration for change grew. At that time, the UPA government was criticized for major corruption scandals, policy inertia, and economic slowdown.