While scrolling through Facebook yesterday, my attention was caught by a post from a political candidate seeking campaign funds by sharing their bank's QR code on their wall. Seeing that post, the barrage of negative comments, and the sarcasm labeling it a 'digital begging bowl,' I felt compelled to write this piece without holding back.Elections in Nepal appear to have transformed from a mere battle of ideas, principles, and agendas into an expensive and high-risk investment exercise. It has become so costly and extravagant that candidates with ordinary financial backgrounds dare not contest. If we account for the invisible dealings—from...