Burden on state coffers

Various perks and privileges for each additional minister add an extra burden on the already stretched budget.

The idea of federalism in Nepal was enacted to provide a more efficient system than the previous one. Provincial governments offer a support base to the centre. But as it stands, the political landscape in Nepal is far from stable. There is no guarantee that a political party that enjoys a majority in the House will complete a full term. The union between the CPN-UML and the CPN (Maoist Centre) unravelled with the two leaders at each other’s throats. And just 31 months after they formed a unified new party, it split.