Many had doubts about Pushpa Kamal Dahal when he assumed the office of prime minister for the second time on August 3, 2016. Breaking his alliance with the CPN-UML, which had earned huge public support for its ‘nationalistic stance’ during and after the Indian economic embargo, and teaming up with Nepali Congress (NC) that is soft towards New Delhi was no easy choice. But Dahal did break with the UML, alleging that then prime minister K P Sharma Oli was not sincere about resolving the Madhes issue and holding local level elections to pave the way for implementation of the new constitution.
As he stepped down as PM Wednesday as per the informal understanding with the NC, Dahal could count himself largely successful. To his credit he held the first phase local elections despite various odds and uncertainties, normalized bilateral relations with both India and China and ended power outage in a few major urban areas including the Kathmandu Valley.
As he stepped down as PM Wednesday as per the informal understanding with the NC, Dahal could count himself largely successful. To his credit he held the first phase local elections despite various odds and uncertainties, normalized bilateral relations with both India and China and ended power outage in a few major urban areas including the Kathmandu Valley.
