Power-centric politics continues to prevail in and engulf the nation making it internationally a politically unstable nation. A disparate group of political leaders and their parties now rules the country, a group that is united only by their common hunt for state power and personal benefits. They made the parliament virtually opposition-less making it simply a place for political employment of the people’s representatives who were voted by the people to represent them in the parliament and raise their concerns and hardships and address them accordingly. In the existing 275-member House, the largest party in it is the NC, holding 89 seats, which is now not in the government after PM Dahal abruptly decided to join hands with the UML “Dahal ditches NC, hitches with UML, RSP, JSP-N” (THT, March 4, Page 1). It has now decided to withdraw its support to the Dahal-led-new coalition government and play the main opposition role “NC to play an effective opposition role in parliament” (THT, March 6, Page 1). It remains to be seen how effectively it plays its opposition role in the days to come.
The frequent changes of governments have badly hampered the country’s development and economic growth. Even after the new constitution’s promulgation in 2015, there is no sign of political stability in the country. The game of government toppling and forming still dominates the national politics. It was exciting to see the surprise emergence of the RSP, which rose rapidly with a strong anti-establishment agenda after the 2022 election, has now started playing dubious role by supporting any form of coalition government.
The RSP with its initial rosy promises has gained popularity among those who were and are tired of irresponsible and insensible political acts of big political parties. Some political analysts opine that the RSP is a product of populism. Its voters are now accusing the leaders of this party of being opportunist and opine that it should have strongly and effectively played the opposition’s role during the first five years rather than joining the coalition governments of already tested and tainted political leaders and their political parties.
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