Institutionalise Federalism

Federal and provincial elections, held on November 20 last year, produced a hung parliament, resulting in uncertainty regarding the formation of new government in the centre and provinces. The political parties had contested the polls by forming alliances but both the ruling and opposition alliances were unable to muster majority in the 275-member House of Representatives (HoR). This gave rise to widespread misgiving whether the country will again plunge into the political stability. However, with the formation of new government under the leadership Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, the country’s politics has taken a right course, ending all sorts of speculations and suspense. Post-election saw the collapse of the old coalition, led by Nepali Congress, and emergence of new alliance involving CPN-UML, CPN-Maoist Centre and other fringe parties.