When a Communist Becomes Prime Minister of Nepal

Minister of Nepal Anirudha Gupta Whatever the future may hold, the historic significance of the recent elections in Nepal cannot be minimised. Not only is it the first time that a communist combination has come to form an elected government in the country but also, a healthy precedence has been set for the practice of parliamentary democracy by the king inviting the leader of the party with the largest number of seats, in a hung parliament, to form the government.