Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Though the newly-formed seven-party coalition government led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has a bumpy road ahead, it seems to be determined to deal with numerous challenges and problems facing the nation and the people. The government has to work as per the aspirations of the people as the latter have pinned much hope on it. However, the Prime Minister needs to move ahead by taking the coalition partners into confidence. After having been appointed the PM with the backing of 169 members of the 275-member House of Representatives (HoR), Prachanda has formed an initial eight-member cabinet that includes three deputy prime ministers and four ministers. Since there are many ministerial hopefuls from the ruling alliance, the PM needs to take a careful move to give a full shape to the cabinet. In view of such a tricky situation, he is likely to expand the cabinet only after taking a vote of confidence from the parliament.