New forces came and went. Will emerging parties be different?

Swatantra, Janamat became national parties at one go. Here’s a peek into their prospects.

The newly-emerged Rastriya Swatantra Party stunned the old parties in the recent by-elections, securing landslide victories in two of the three constituencies. Another new force, the Madhesh-based Janamat Party, gave a tough fight to the provincial veteran Upendra Yadav, who was the common candidate of the ruling coalition, in Bara-2. The bypoll results, according to observers, give a clear message to the traditional political parties that the public is fed up with their lacklustre performance and misuse of power over the years.