NEPALI POLITICS

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 ...