Subas Chandra Nembang, UML vice-chair, on UML’s modus operandi, the possibility of the party’s reunion with former comrades, and the rumours about former President Bidya Devi Bhandari’s possible return to party politics.

Daman Nath Dhungana, speaker of the first Parliament elected after the 1990 political change, on latest parliamentary obstructions and the failure of the political parties to act responsibly to make Nepal’s legislative process functional.

Daman Nath Dhungana, speaker of the first Parliament elected after the 1990 political change, on latest parliamentary obstructions and the failure of the political parties to act responsibly to make Nepal’s legislative process functional.

Historian Rajesh Gautam on the historical evolution of the Nepali Congress and its current course.

The political template of Congress and Communists are decades old. Closed camps and cadre training don't work so well in the age of social media.

‘All candidates, no matter what their background, are equal before the commission, and it won’t spare anyone if there are complaints with substantive evidence.’

As the UML fights the polls against strong alliance, how is the party preparing for the upcoming polls and what is its assessment?

Historically, the parties that shied away from elections have become irrelevant.