Looking at the results of the vote count, it is clear that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) will win a comfortable majority. The only estimate now is whether it will reach two-thirds or not. If we have to comment on the election in one sentence, we can say that the election has ended the Congress-Communist era.
An interesting aspect of the election is that the perception that ‘people of the hills do not vote for people of Madhesi origin’ has been shattered again. Kathmandu had earlier shattered this perception by electing Balendra Shah, a Madhesi son, as mayor. This time, not only Jhapa-5, which has a hill majority, but the entire country of the Terai and the hills has shattered this perception by approving him as the Prime Minister.
Another interesting aspect of the election is that the ‘bastions’ of the Congress-Communist have been badly destroyed. The Maoist strongholds of Rolpa-Rukum and its supreme leader Prachanda have survived. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has maintained dominance in the remaining parties and their strongholds.
The Madhesh-centric parties have been wiped out in Madhesh Province itself. The legacy of the Nemkipa of Bhaktapur and the Masal of Baglung has also been destroyed. On the contrary, the ‘Shram Sanskriti Party’ led by Hark Sampang has shown a strong presence in the east.
The election has turned the RSVP from a questioning party to a responsible party. It must immediately take action against the culprits of the
youth rebellion. It must take action against corrupt old leaders and administrators. Education and health reforms should be made nationwide, as was done in Kathmandu. Only through such work will Balen and the public's trust in the RSVP continue.
On the other hand, since the RSVP is close to almost two-thirds, it must immediately make the 'roadmap for building a country' public in the form of a constitutional amendment proposal. It will also have to negotiate with the old parties to get it approved by the parliament. It will have to build balanced relations with its neighbors from the north and south to across the ocean.
These tasks are not easy. The reason is, ideological understanding, unity and efficiency are necessary for these tasks. How the RSVP presents itself in this task will determine the future of the party and Nepali society.
If the court punishes Ravi, Balen should be able to keep a grip on the power struggle that will take place within the RSVP in Ravi's absence. Only then will the Balen government be effective. Even if Ravi is acquitted by the court, Balen-Ravi unity is necessary. Expecting such a sustainable unity between these two characters, who have very little or no experience of organized life, is challenging in itself.
On the other hand, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) manifesto has hundreds of points of reform. But the question of ‘how?’ remains unanswered. That is, the question of what the basic governance system and structure of the country should be to build a country has been left as ‘to debate after the election’.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which calls itself new, has used terms like
constitutional socialism,
liberal economy, and
pluralism in its manifesto, which are outdated classical ideologies. Here, it has borrowed the ideology of the Congress-Communist party.
These facts show that the ideology of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is either old or unclear. Therefore, there is plenty of room for suspicion. Nevertheless, let us hope for now that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Balen government will move forward on a moderate path, avoiding leftist and rightist extremes.
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