Federalism For Effective Governance

Following the formation of a new alliance at the Centre, which resulted in a shift in government partners, provincial governments are also changing. When alliance partners decide to change their relationship with political parties, they normally create new provincial dispensations. Even though Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda has headed governments even after several changes in coalition partners after the 2022 elections, the same changes have altered the shape of state administrations. Seven provinces are now prepared to welcome new faces to their governments. Soon after a new coalition at the Centre, its members began withdrawing support for provincial governments led mostly by Nepali Congress leaders. The most recent change in provinces will be the third in one and a half years, following polls held on the same day as national elections for a federal parliament.