RSP is a residual power of older parties, not a true alternative

Leaders are still using rhetoric to shape their narrative rather than engaging in substantive policy work.

Nepal has witnessed a socio-political upheaval following the Gen Z protests of September. With elections slated to take place on March 5 and political parties gearing up accordingly, it seems the country is election-bound. Multiple parties have come together in electoral alliances and mergers, with more than half a dozen communist forces unifying and popular political leaders Balendra ‘Balen’ Shah and Kulman Ghising coming under the fold of the Rastriya Swatantra Party.