Why Leaders Get Fed Up With Parties

Once, a well-wisher asked BP Koirala as to why he joined politics. Koirala replied: “I joined politics so that many people will participate in my funeral procession.” His answer was short and powerful, denoting that politics is entirely devoted to people's well-being and the nation's cause. BP’s idealism has, however, taken a backseat in reality. There are ample examples in which persons become disillusioned with the politics and the political parties with which s/he were associated for decades. They see their parties no longer stick to the idealistic values and principles they embraced in the early days of their inception.