Looks like New Leadership is on the Way - Here's to Nepal.

Nepal is looking blue right now. Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is certain to become the largest party in the National Assembly of Nepal. The protesters who took to the streets six months ago definitely didn’t see this coming back then. The protests were against corrupt politicians and the exposure of their corruption. In a sense, the revolution happened in public—it was televised.

Balen Shah, who is now being pegged as a potential next Prime Minister of Nepal, showed his support for the protests, but at the time there were no indications that he would join the RSP in the upcoming elections. Yet here we are. They are currently sweeping a majority of votes and look set to emerge as the victors.

The direction the Gen-Z revolution took was not widely anticipated, but it has arrived at this moment. Two days ago, the people I saw heading toward the voting booths seemed hopeful about the future of Nepal. So am I.

It wasn’t a protest that took place so that the RSP could lead the nation. But as the revolutionary energy settled, they managed to present themselves as the better alternative. I still hope they will do the work they have promised to do.

For the years ahead, I am going to position myself in opposition—not by aligning myself with the old guards, because I didn’t like them either—but by testing the waters with these newcomers. This election will resonate for decades to come. I want to make sure I can hold people accountable—not only those who are now taking their senatorial seats, but also those who previously held them. I want to see criminals brought to justice.

I know this may sound vague, but we live in a time when people can be painted to look like whatever we want—or whatever the algorithm wants.

So no worries. As long as there are Nepalese who want to see Nepal develop and prosper, the nation will survive.

Here’s to the future—and to being a part of it.