Many business figures were elected in the House of Representatives elections held on Falgun 21. The results of the parliamentary elections show a strong presence of businesspeople in the parliament. Especially those established in the tourism, hydropower, trade, and transport sectors have secured impressive victories in the direct elections to make their way to parliament.The entry of industrialists and businesspeople into active politics during election time is not new in Nepali politics. For a long time, there has been a tradition of increasing affiliation with various parties during elections and entering parliament through both first-past-the-post and proportional representation systems.The trend...