Nepal's 1959 Constitution and the First General Election
In 1959, Nepal held its first-ever general election, a landmark experiment in democracy after centuries of autocratic rule. This episode follows the dramatic rise of the Nepali Congress under B.P. Koirala, the brief constitutional monarchy under King Mahendra, and the crushing royal coup of 1960 that replaced the elected government with the Panchayat system. We explore the political maneuvering, the hopes of a newly literate electorate, and the structural weaknesses—including a weak parliament and an unchecked monarchy—that doomed Nepal's first democratic experiment. Along the way, we consider the legacy of the 1959 election, from the enduring popularity of Koirala to the generations of Nepalis who have struggled to reclaim the promise of that single year of parliamentary rule.
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