Unified Socialist At A Crossroads

With the federal and provincial elections scheduled for November 20, the political parties are bracing for another popular test that will decide their fate for coming five years. The country will see two alliances – one led by Nepali Congress (NC) and another by opposition CPN-UML – pitted against each other in the polls. This is the second general and provincial polls following the promulgation of the new constitution in 2015. The elections are taking place at a time when the major parties are facing crisis, with independent candidates creating sensation among the ordinary citizens fed up with incompetence of parties particularly in the urban areas.