Communist parties have a strong network in the country across rural Nepal, trade unions, and student bodies, but without the support of these youngsters, they got totally decimated in the elections.
The Election Commission’s recognition of Gagan Kumar Thapa’s leadership did not end the crisis within the Nepali Congress. Instead, it formalised a party split, with the ousted leadership coalescing into a rival faction under Sher Bahadur Deuba.
The aspect of the offering of the Holy 'Kanjur' is where a triangular pattern of sharing Buddhist heritage emerges between three powers – India, Russia, and Mongolia.