Five days, five questions: How Army Headquarters became Nepal’s political centre

The Gen Z uprising brought down the government and left Nepal in a political vacuum. Here is how the five days that followed unfolded, as Army Headquarters emerged as the centre of efforts to restore order and form a new government.

The September 2025 Gen Z uprising did more than bring down the KP Sharma Oli government. For five extraordinary days, as Parliament, Singha Durbar, the Supreme Court, the President’s Office and other state institutions came under attack, the country’s political centre of gravity shifted to Nepal Army Headquarters, known as Jangi Adda.