Australian candidates of Nepali origin have been seen in the field in the upcoming Australian parliamentary elections on May 3, like last year. With the increase in the population of Australians of Nepali origin who have the right to vote, they are seen to be leading to gain a hold in the political circle. In this year's central election, Vinod Poudel, a young man of Nepalese origin living in Sydney, has appeared as a parliamentary candidate for Macathur constituency on behalf of the main opposition party Liberal.

This is not the first time Australians of Nepalese origin have appeared as candidates. Earlier, Bhuvan Khadka from Western Australia and Pramej Shrestha from Sydney have competed in the elections on behalf of major parties in Australia. In addition, in the state parliamentary elections in New South Wales, Alex Karki from Sydney was the Labor candidate from the Kellyville constituency, Jyosna Poudel was the Liberal candidate for the Campeltown area, and Sneha Casey was the candidate from Canberra .

Although no one has won yet, the presence and influence of people of Nepali origin in Australian politics has been increasing recently. 

Now there are estimated more than 2 lakh Nepalis living in Australia . Out of which, the number of Nepalis who have taken citizenship here is also increasing significantly, so Nepalis have started to be chosen by major political parties in Australia.

Vinod Paudel had become a candidate from Macathur constituency in the previous time too. At that time, he was defeated by Michael Freelander, who has been winning continuously since the previous two terms, by about 17,000 votes. But this time the situation has changed and he claims that he will win.

Even though no one has been able to win so far, it has been analyzed that the people of Nepalese origin getting this opportunity in politics is increasing the grip of Nepalis.

In the 2019 election, Shrestha got a ticket from the then ruling Liberal Party in Sydney's Barton constituency. But he also lost to tribal leader Linda Burney by about 14,000 votes. Similarly, even Khadka, who is of Nepali origin, contested the parliamentary elections from the third largest party, Green, but could not win.

The influence of Nepali, which has increased since the beginning of the year 2000, has been considered as a social success in Australia. Not only in the federal elections, but also in the councils of various states of Australia, Nepalis are making their grip. Especially women of Nepalese origin have been successful in establishing themselves as members in the council. Now Renuka Lama in South Australia, Bhadra Waiba and Sukriti Bhatt in Sydney have been elected as council members.

After PR, with the increase in the number of voters of Nepalese origin who took the right to vote by taking citizenship here, the Prime Minister, Premier, Leader of the opposition party has also started congratulating and wishing Nepalis in various contexts. Greetings on the occasion of Nepali New Year, Dasaintihar and other Nepali festivals have become common. Its main purpose is not only to establish relations with citizens of Nepali origin but also to attract voters to them. 

Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton and other leaders including Paudel .

Mahendra Lamsal, who has worked in the advisory committee of the central government here for a decade, says that it is not strange that the grip and importance of Nepalis has increased in the politics here . He says that it is normal for the relationship to expand with the increase in population and gradually fall in the priority of political parties here. On the other hand, Paudel, who has been walking every morning to ask for votes from the voters, says that it is a matter of pride not only for the Nepalis here, but for Nepal as a whole that the big political parties here trust the youth of Nepali origin. He says that he will work for all the communities that he has won and will be committed to all the contributions that can lead to the expansion of bilateral relations between Nepal and Australia.