Federal system in Nepal faces big challenges amid growing disenchantment

Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah did not vote for members of the Provincial Assembly in the elections held on November 20, 2022 . As he walked out of the polling station after casting votes for a member of the House of Representatives, the security guards reminded him that he still had to vote for provincial assembly members. Mayor Shah just ignored the call and left the polling booth.

This is only one example of how people in general, even public officials, are dissatisfied with the idea of the provincial government, if not the entire federal system in Nepal.