Voters in Siraha Become 'Auditors' as Election Nears, Demanding Accountability on Key Issues

Siraha. As the upcoming House of Representatives election approaches, the electoral fervor has increased in the villages and settlements of Siraha, but campaigning door-to-door is not as easy for candidates this time as it was in the past. Voters, who used to listen to bundles of promises and applaud in previous days, are now waiting for candidates as 'auditors'.

Leaders of old parties are finding it difficult to present their past 'report cards,' while newcomers are struggling to provide a basis for why they won't be like the old ones. Voters here have primarily made four issues their 'bargaining points': the unfinished state of the Kamala Bridge, land ownership deeds for the landless, fertilizer for farmers, and paved roads in every village.