Prime Minister Balendra Shah may not be an exaggeration to say that he is a 'charming' figure for the younger generation of Nepal. As the mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Kathmanduites had high hopes for his city's development. However, under his leadership, no significant work has been done in Kathmandu city. In the last election, he ran as a senior leader of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) from Jhapa. He ran against UML chairman and prominent communist leader KP Oli. Oli was defeated and Balendra established himself. The party that contested the election under his leadership, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) succeeded in securing a majority in the parliament.  

Balendra has taken over as the Prime Minister of the Republic of Nepal. His active involvement in running the government is increasing. He has the ultimate authority over the country's development. He has the power to govern Nepal. How should a poor and dependent country be governed? Rapper Balendra Shah, who has an artist's heart, must have thought about this. If he hasn't, he certainly knows the concept of 'everything that comes in life must be endured'. Balendra is an engineer by profession. A singer by hobby. Artists tend to work by asking their own hearts. Balendra is no different from other artists.

The word 'good governance' is used more than necessary in the country. But, how to define good governance? All the prime ministers of the Federal Republic of Nepal, from Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the first Prime Minister of Nepal, to KP Oli, used to explain their dreams for the development of the country as soon as they took office. Every political figure has their own dreams for the development of the country. They have their own visions. Those who lead the country have their own agendas in their minds. So far, Balendra Shah has not opened his mouth about his agenda - what work has he tried to do for the faster development of the country? What are his main agendas? This topic has not crossed his mind. His avatar is seen as introverted. No one can tell anything about Prime Minister Balendra's dreams. Based on the songs he sings, we can say this: he wants to tell the story of poor Chameli. This is the positive side of the artist Balendra.

Balendra Shah did not just win the election. If he had won the election and if the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) had won the majority, his ascension to the post of Prime Minister of the country was assured. He not only won the election easily, he not only defeated UML leader KP Oli, but also defeated the influential Nepali Congress leader Gagan Thapa in Sarlahi. Under his leadership, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) got a double majority. Now how will this majority be used, for what purpose? These things will become clear in the coming time.

The word 'good governance' is used more than necessary in the country. But, how to define good governance? What kind of governance is called good governance? What kind of governance is called misgovernance? Neither we the people know that issue, nor do our people's representatives who govern from the village level to the center. Will there be good governance if the country is rich? Will there be good governance if the people are rich? Will there be good governance if the leaders are rich? There is no definition of good governance. The country's eminent scholars do not understand good governance. Walendra Shah has recently come to power. His Home Minister has been working day and night to establish 'good governance'. Since Walendra's cabinet has just been formed, how will the remaining ministers explain good governance? The pattern has not yet emerged. Yes, Balendra has been removed from the cabinet for giving a job to his own wife. Other such ministers will also be removed in due course. No one who has reached the state power of Nepal is a 'hundred-carat'. Politicians in poor countries enter politics to get something. This is what is on the minds of all politicians: there is no other means of acquiring wealth in Nepal except power.

It is not easy for Balendra Shah to run the government. His party has got almost a two-thirds majority. However, that majority has no trust. The Prime Minister and his policies who have won the majority in the Nepali parliament have also lost. Some policies and perspectives have also won. From the two-thirds majority government formed under the leadership of BP Koirala in 2016 to the Balendra Shah government in 2082, all governments have been/are hanging in a dilemma. What is this dilemma? Political scientists have not preferred to speak clearly.

Balendra Shah is not free from those dilemmas. He cannot be. He certainly won the election by showing his own face to the people. But his victory was not that secure. The context and sequences of the 'conspiracy theory' behind this have not yet emerged. It is the fate of underdeveloped and poor countries that what appears is not true.

If Balendra Shah studies some important facts of Nepali society and politics as the Prime Minister, it is not difficult to get a glimpse of the dilemmas of Nepali governance. The oligarchy has established its dominance in this country. Democracy was established in 2007. Only eight years later did the country have the opportunity to hold parliamentary elections. The Nepali Congress won two-thirds of the seats in the elections. A government was formed under the leadership of BP Koirala. Since the government was in a transitional period, BP did not want to embarrass the country's bureaucracy. He wanted to tie the bureaucracy to a scientific system. However, King Mahendra, within eighteen months of the BP-led government, not only dismissed the Koirala-led government, but also the parliamentary system that had just begun in the country. This is where the politics of idolatry begins, which has not ended yet.

If we look at the political history of Nepal in general, from the beginning of the independent Panchayat system, the practice of deputing Badahakim in the forts and main centers of the country was abolished. Instead, a special officer with 'political powers' was established. After the Panchayat Constitution came into force in 2019, the country was divided into fourteen zones and seventy-five districts. King Mahendra suspended the Public Service Commission and arranged for a Chief District Officer in each district. After 2021, political appointments to various posts including land reform officers began.

In 2028, after King Birendra implemented a new education plan, political appointments to the post of education officers began. King Birendra attacked the administration for a change in the political system.

BP Koirala, after becoming Prime Minister in 2016, had said: ‘The letter and spirit of the constitution must be respected.’

The government formed under BP fell victim to King Mahendra’s conspiracy. The 2015 constitution was replaced by a Panchayat constitution. After a long struggle, a constitutional monarchy and multi-party democracy were established in the country. The political situation changed. However, political interference in the administration continued.

Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala called a meeting of the Administrative Reforms Commission in 2051 using the Panchayat Civil Service Regulations. He replaced the then Home Secretary Yogendra Nath Ojha, who was about to retire after 30 years of service, and made Bhojraj Pokharel the Home Secretary. Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba became the Prime Minister in place of the minority government formed under the UML. During his time, the Mahakali Treaty was signed with India. At that time, Indian officials had suggested that the Nepal government should seek parliamentary consent for the Mahakali Treaty. However, the then Chief Secretary and Law Secretary of the Nepali side had said that parliamentary consent was not required. They had 'misled' Prime Minister Deuba on this matter.

During the reign of King Gyanendra, who ascended the throne of Nepal after the destruction of King Birendra's dynasty, the rule of law remained only a tooth that looked like an 'elephant's tusk'. He interfered in the administration. There was widespread interference in the transfer and promotion of employees. Nepal's administrative system, which had never been structured, became ineffective. Administrators who considered themselves very knowledgeable reached the state of 'whatever the situation is, the body will bear it'.

King Gyanendra's arbitrary rule could not last long. The country entered a federal republic. However, there was no improvement in the administration. The 'empty' administrators tried to correct their mistakes by inciting the leaders elected by the people to political interference. Neither the political leadership was ready to work according to the scientific administrative system, nor was the administrative environment ready for the development of such a system. Governing in Nepal is like sifting through a pile of garbage.

If Prime Minister Balendra Shah had examined these issues and discussed them directly with the people, the credibility of the Prime Minister's post would have been maintained. Until the fact is understood how difficult it is to govern a small and underdeveloped country, there will be no change in the country's economic and social life. Whatever the country's economic institutions say in their reports, the reality is that the country's situation has deteriorated. New conditions need to be found to improve it. Not all that is written about Nepal in the reports of international economic organizations is realistic.

In any case, it would be good if the Prime Minister, who took the reins of the country's governance in the difficult times after the Gen-G rebellion, understood these issues. Nevertheless, best wishes to Balen, who is carrying the responsibility of the Prime Minister in difficult times and amidst adverse circumstances.