BP’s enduring legacy

Forty-one years after his death, Koirala remains an ideological guru for many.

Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, aka BP, a highly revered political figure in Nepal, embodied a remarkable life story. Having participated in the Indian freedom struggle and led the anti-Rana revolution of 1951, BP fought relentlessly for freedom. He did not only clinch a landslide victory in the 1959 elections, but he was ousted soon after and spent years in prison and exile.