After voting, Nepali migrant workers head back to India, urge leaders to deliver on pledges

Thousands who came home to vote in the March 5 snap parliamentary elections are now returning, forced by poverty into jobs far from families.

As the dust of the House of Representatives elections begins to settle, the Gaddachauki border point in Kanchanpur district is once again witnessing a familiar and sombre exodus. Thousands of Nepali migrant workers, who had returned home to exercise their franchise, are packing their bags and heading back to India to earn a living. Their message to the newly elected representatives is clear—do not forget the promises made on the campaign trail.