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Can Nepal elections favour the return of Hindu monarchy?

Nepal, sandwiched between two populous neighbors, India and Tibet/China, goes to national polls on Thursday. Political observers across Asia are closely watching Pushpa Kamal Dahal (popularly known as Prachanda), a communist leader who led a decade-long anti-monarchy Maoist movement in the Hindu-majority Himalayan nation, which dethroned the last king, Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, in [] The post Can Nepal elections favour the return of Hindu monarchy? appeared first on NorthEast Now .

4 Mar 2026 9:20 pm