Prithvi Subba Gurung is not a new name in Nepali politics. He hails from Gilung Taksar, Kholasothar Rural Municipality-9, Lamjung and is currently the Vice President of the CPN (UML) and is contesting the election for the ninth time.

He is going to contest the election for the second time in Lamjung, where there is only one constituency for members of the House of Representatives after federalism. Despite the claims of CPN-UML central member Jamindraman Ghale, the party secretariat meeting he attended has finally decided to field Prithvi Subba Gurung as a candidate in the House of Representatives elections scheduled to be held on Falgun 21.

Social media is abuzz with the party's decision to field Prithvi Subba Gurung as a candidate. There is an argument from one side that he should be elected as there is no other 'heavyweight' leader from Lamjung so far. Another side has put forward the argument that those who shut down social media should not be voted for and should be voted for new ones.

In the 2079 elections, although Ghale moved forward with elections for members of the House of Representatives and Gurung for members of the Provincial Assembly, the party gave tickets to Gurung for members of the House of Representatives and Ghale for members of the Provincial Assembly. Ghale was defeated when Takraj Gurung of the Nepali Congress, the then ruling coalition, won the election in Province (1). Prithvi Subba Gurung, the then ruling coalition candidate, defeated Dev Prasad Gurung, the then general secretary of the Maoist Center.

Prithvi Subba, a candidate in every parliamentary election since 2043 BS, became a member of the House of Representatives by defeating Dev Prasad Gurung by 3,188 votes in the 2079 BS election. While Prithvi Subba got 34,969 votes, Dev Prasad got 31,781 votes. Out of a total of 133,559 voters, 80,192 votes were cast. Out of the votes cast, 2,384 votes were invalid.

Prithvi Subba Gurung has been a candidate in every parliamentary election since 2043 BS. He was a candidate in 2048, 2051, 2056, 2064, 2070, 2074, 2079. Prithvi Subba Gurung, who had contested elections 8 times before, was elected only 3 times in 2064, 2074 and 2079. He lost the remaining 5 times.

After completing his B.S. studies at Amrit Science Campus in 2034, he became a teacher at the current Buddhadaya Secondary School in his village, currently in Kholasonthar Rural Municipality-9, Gilung. The science teacher resigned after serving as the principal for about 7 years and became a Janapiksha candidate in 2043. He lost to Lekhnath Adhikari for the National Panchayat member when he contested the election with the slogan of 'One Left-One Right'.

In 2048, he was defeated by Ram Bahadur Gurung of the Congress. In 2051, he lost to the same Ram Bahadur. In 2056, he lost to Haribhakta Adhikari of the Congress. When the UML was reduced to a third party, he was elected in the first Constituent Assembly member election of 2064, defeating Dil Bahadur Gharti of the Congress. From 2065 to 2069, he became the coordinator of the caucus of the indigenous and tribal members of the assembly, but was controversial among the Khas Arya community, and was defeated by Chandra Bahadur Kunwar of the Congress by 672 votes in the second Constituent Assembly election of 2070.

In the 2074 House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly member elections, Prithvi Subba was elected from Lamjung Province (B) and became the first Chief Minister of Gandaki Province. After the conflict in the then NCP, the then Maoist Center-backed MPs withdrew their support, and he was removed from office on 27 Jestha 2078. While he was the Chief Minister, he established Gandaki University to strengthen the provincial structure. He launched the One House One Water Campaign and brought water to every household. He put forward a plan for a paved road to every municipal center. He envisioned a bright province. He gathered the chief ministers and attacked the central unified authority. He demanded constitutional rights.