NEPALI POLITICS

Prime Minister Balen Shah led government declares the property details of its ministers interestingly showing 787 tola of gold in total among other fixed assists. Most ministers link their holdings to ancestral property , salaries, business profits , or family savings. The move has triggered intense public scrutiny and debate about accountability at the highest levels of Nepali politics . https://english.nepalnews.com/s/politics/how-wealthy-is-balen-shahs-cabinet-everything-you-need-to-know/ Leading the list, PM Balen Shah has shown around 190 tola of gold (mostly in his wife’s name as ancestral property). Close behind, Industry Minister Gauri Kumari holds 180 tola , reportedly earned through business abroad. Other ministers also hold significant amounts — Home Minister Sudhan Gurung with 89 tola, Labour Minister Ramji Yadav with 80 tola, and Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle with 45 tola . Sr. Nos Name Position Tola 1 B...

In its first cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Balendra (Balen) Shah led Rastriya Swatantra Party government has released a comprehensive 100-point governance reform agenda . The agenda focuses on administrative restructuring, anti-corruption drives , digital service delivery , justice for Gen Z protest victims, and depoliticizing bureaucracy . Key immediate decisions include forming a high-level inquiry committee within one week for the September 9, 2025 incidents(Second day of Gen-Z movement) and another high level powerful investigation committee within 15 days to probe dishonestly earned wealth of political leaders and officials since 1990. It also plans to reduce the number of federal ministries, modernize postal services for doorstep document delivery, enforcing time-bound and truly decentralized governance to rebuild public trust. Top 10 Key Highlights of 100 days action plan: 1.     Result-Based Governance: Government work will be measured b...

The final official results of the March 5 general elections have been officially announced by the Election Commission . The March 5 vote elected a new 275-member House of Representatives , the lower house of parliament, with 165 seats chosen directly and 110 through a proportional representation vote. According to the final poll results published by the Election Commission, the RSP won 126 seats under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) electoral system and an additional 57 seats under proportional representation (PR). With this unprecedented majority, the RSP will announce the new government soon. The Rastriya Swatantra Party's (RSP) victory marks the first time in decades that a single party has garnered a majority in Nepal, which has a two-system format that makes it difficult for any one party to win outright. Political Parties FPTP seats won PR seats won Total seats won Rastriya Swatantra Party 125 57 ...

  As the nation gears up for March 5,2026 general elections, the challenges for the old generation leaders and the new generation leaders to lure the voters towards them have been more noticeable. It is perhaps one of the most important elections in the history of the country. A generational clash is imminent in this election, and this clash would decide the future of known political figures in the country.   Who knew what had started as a protest against the social media ban would turn out to be another Jana Andolan in the political history. On September 8, Gen-Zs came out to protest against the Oli led government ’s blanket ban on social media, such as X, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook. Their protests were met with fierce state power mercilessly killing 19 young protestors. This first day’s violent episode was the trigger for a much wider movement in the second day killing 76 people pushing the nation into political chaos and into constitutional vacuum . The then govern...