Are we poised for Jana Andolan III?

The bigger the political void and uncertainty, the greater the chances for a people’s movement.

On December 20, the prime minister's recommendation to dissolve Parliament and hold early elections on April 30 and May 19, and blank endorsement of the same by the President set off a political whirlwind in the country. The intra-party quibbling which had been brewing within the Nepal Communist Party came to a boiling point.