Nepali politics has taken a dramatic turn again. Amidst the raging COVID-19 pandemic, the country has been thrust into the mid-term elections slated for November 12 and 19 this year. President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Friday night dissolved the House of Representatives (HoR) and called for the snap polls on the recommendation of the Cabinet. The HoR where the different communist parties jointly commanded near two-thirds majority was disbanded before completing its remaining more than one-and-a-half-year term. Premature demise of parliament also reminds a grim fact that no government has completed its full tenure in Nepal since 1951 when it ushered in democratic polity and open-up. This has exposed the nation’s lack of institutional ability and broad democratic consensus among the political actors, which are essential to deliver stability, prosperity and good governance.
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