RSP fails first hurdle as organised political party

From delegate management to endorsement of policy proposals, the general convention left a lot to be desired.

The Rastriya Swatantra Party leadership had been hyping up the party’s general convention, saying it would set an example for other parties. Instead, it largely followed the same flawed path of the older parties that the RSP had long criticised. The RSP’s shortcomings and incompetence were exposed right from the beginning. The blue billboards and garish entrance gate, which even obstructed the passage of lorries, seemed to have been copied from the handbook of traditional parties.