The results of the 2002 House of Representatives election show that the National Independent Party (NISP) is leading nationwide.

A brief conversation with the recently elected Nepali Communist Party candidate from Rolpa, former Finance Minister and former Rashman Pun focused on this topic:

How do you view the election results?

We will review the party's central committee meeting. The majority of the public opinion has gone to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). At least the public opinion has gone in favor of change. It seems that the vote for a new party, a new face has also gone.

Do you think that anger and disappointment towards the old parties are visible in the vote results?

There was a voice that the parties should be run in a new way, democratized, and institutionalized, and there were also complaints that a small faction was running the party. Now there is a need to democratize the party. It seems that the people are more optimistic about changing the standard of living. It is not easy for newcomers to work either. This is the country, this is the society, this is the state structure. These are the resources. Personally, I congratulate and wish the RSVP . When you do good work, you get support .

Why did the NCP become weak in the elections ?

We made the right analysis in the beginning . We said that Bangladesh is happening . We tried to stop it when we were in government . But when we were on the streets, we could not understand the feelings of the people . There is dissatisfaction among the youth . We did say that the people's situation should be changed, good governance should be promoted, but we could not explain it to the people . It seems that we could not even give an alternative .

Didn't the NCP protect the base area of ​​the then Maoists ?