Political drama in Nepal

The political spectacle concerning the ruling party that is currently overwhelming public discourse has all the components of a theatre play.

I am writing this story not as a political analyst, which I am not, but as a playwright who is associated with theatre and performance. My interests are primarily artistic and humanistic. But anything that suggests dramatic or performative quality naturally draws the attention of those doing the theatre karma. Recently, the Nepali political imbroglio has moved from simple political quotidian reality to a realm of entangled dramatic acts. The daily rounds of political debates, actions and stories of in-fighting, which happen within the ruling Nepal Communist Party, overshadows other political dramas that happen in Nepal. The opposition, Nepali Congress, generates news about the minuscule political drama that is staged sometimes in the closet and occasionally in their party office—donated by a generous woman who had a staunch faith in the democratic principles espoused by the party. The stage of the communist party is the prime minister's residence in Baluwatar, a non-descript structure that does not show much in terms of architectural originality or surprises. Normally, the stages used by political parties are the open forums and other halls where they gather to accomplish their programmes. That means the favourite forms of the political parties even before the Covid-19 situation were closet dramas; they performed them in small spaces, in the prime minister's residence or in the houses of some of the main characters of the drama.