Tag: #Balen Shah
Articles tagged with #Balen Shah

People’s power
Sometimes, we need to take a step back to realise what a tectonic movement Nepali politics witnessed this month. In a region and world ruled by…

Balancing act
RSP needs to collaborate with legacy parties to overhaul the state apparatus

Jhapa-5 after its political earthquake
Voters in the UML's traditional stronghold were put off by K P Oli

Nepalis deliver a mature and historic mandate
The people have played their part, now it is the RSP’s job to deliver on promises made

Nepal’s mandate for change
Building effective governance will be far more difficult than winning votes

Balen takes Jhapa and Nepal
A new generation government promises hope for the country

Bells ring all over Nepal
The RSP with Balendra Shah is painting the country blue as voters throw out the old parties

The magic 138
Five possible scenarios for election outcome, and what they could mean for new government and Nepal’s future

OLD vs NEW vs NEW
This election has come down to a personality clash between personality cults

International commentary on Nepal election
Selection of readings from the foreign press about Nepal election

Political Rap
A peek at past protest songs of prime ministerial hopeful Balendra Shah

Nepal’s AI-generated election
Forget the candidate’s manifesto, just post their memes

New vs New in Nepal
This is an election for a chief executive as personality cult takes over politics

BRK break up
Kulman Ghising parts ways with RSP less than two weeks after alliance as NC holds special convention amid internal power struggle

Old vs new
The UML-NC-NCP legacy parties face a formidable challenge from the alternative BRK alliance in March

Kulman follows Balen to RSP
New triumvirate emerges to challenge old at the March polls as parties finalise their candidates for Proportional Representation

Old vs New in Nepal in 2026
Balen-Rabi merger signifies a generational shift in politics in the new year

Election countdown: 4 more months
PM says Nepalis do not have the luxury of thinking what will happen if elections do not happen

Democracy’s discontents
Populism is a wake-up call for Nepal’s parties to mend their ways.

Cleaner air, longer lives
Air pollution is reducing the lifespan of Nepalis, and we know how to clean it up

Giving Tundikhel back to the people
Illegal construction in Khula Manch as seen in this photo from May 2020. All photos: GOPEN RAIOver the centuries, as Kathmandu expanded, the…

Nepal’s Gen Next Election
Photo: NEPALI TIMES ARCHIVESNepal’s elections have traditionally been driven by vote-bank politics. Voters cast their ballots depending on…

Statue of The Ass
Thanks to our elected leaders, we finally have a solution to the problem of the unspent development budget: build statues.Great Leader Comrade…

SNOWBALEN
A month after local polls, the Election Commission has proposed provincial and federal elections be held in the third week of November.This has…
