In Gandaki this time

Major parties are adding to the unpopularity of provinces and also doing grave damage to the constitution.

The Rastriya Swatantra Party that emerged as the fourth largest force in the House of Representatives from the 2022 general elections has deemed the present form of provinces unnecessary. The party wants either to scrap them or make radical changes in the middle layer of the three-tier federal system. In a clear indication of its reservation over the provincial system, the party didn't contest provincial seats anywhere in the country. As the Election Commission is holding bypolls for a vacant provincial seat in Bajhang (A) on April 27, the new party isn’t fielding a candidate for the seat either. Similarly, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), which advocates for a Hindu kingdom, has launched an agitation by submitting a 40-point demand to the prime minister. The party plans a showdown in Kathmandu on Tuesday. One demand of the pro-monarchy party is to scrap the provinces.