Good, bad and ugly of Sher Bahadur Deuba: How will his transformation impact Nepal’s democracy?

A little while ago, I had an opportunity to meet Bharat Prasad Upreti, the founder president of the Nepali Congress’ Dhading chapter. Upreti, who is in his nineties, started his political journey in the district by joining the Congress party in 1949. He actively participated in all political revolutions and movements since 1950.

Upreti, who survived many painful experiences during both the Rana and Panchayat periods, had a long association with great leaders such as BP Koirala , Subarna Shamsher, and Ganesh Man Singh. Upreti claims Koirala used to come to his house in Baneshwar for tea. Some mornings, he would visit Koirala’s house in Chabahil to reciprocate. Obviously, they would talk about politics most of the time.