Resurgent RSP and Balen magic

What lies ahead is a battle between the decadent past and the burgeoning future.

Nepal just witnessed a second uprising in four months. The first took place on September 8, 2025, when Gen Z youths who took to the streets demanding good governance and an end to corruption were gunned down. This led to an uproar the next day, resulting in the loss of more lives and widespread arson of public and private property, forcing the KP Oli government to resign. The second took place recently, on January 16, when the Election Commission resolved the leadership dispute within the Nepali Congress between Sher Bahadur Deuba (80 next June) and Gagan Kumar Thapa (50 next July) by recognising the Thapa-led committee elected through a special general convention, ending an old-guard-led party edifice.