DP Aryal, Vice President of the National Independent Party, has said that Madhesh has not been able to become self-reliant in education and health because it has not been able to produce policy-making leaders.

At a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) meeting in Janakpur, he said, targeting Balen, "We have come to realize that Madhesh has not been able to produce a leader who can make policies. Now Madhesh is getting not just one person but a Prime Minister who can run the entire country." He also urged people to vote by the bell in the upcoming elections to be held on Falgun 21.