Independent candidates are competing with party candidates in the district. At a time when parties are engaged in election campaigns with the strength of party organizations and cadres, independent candidates are challenging them.

After the 2079 BS local level elections, independent candidates Balendra Shah, Harkaraj Rai, Gopi Hamal and others won, and there was a wave of independent candidates. This also seems to have increased the enthusiasm of independent candidates.

42 people have filed their candidacies from Kavre-1 and 2 for the House of Representatives elections. Out of which, 3 out of 18 in Kavre-1 and 8 out of 24 in 2 are independent candidates. They say that the party flag is not inevitable as people's distaste for political parties has increased.

Umesh Thapa of Bhumlu Rural Municipality-2, Simthali has become an independent candidate in Kavre-2. He said that he became an independent candidate with the aim of representing the youth.

‘Since I am not affiliated with any party, I did not expect a ticket,’ he said, ‘The people have seen party politics, the current need is leadership from the new generation.’ He said that the younger generation should take this election as an opportunity.

He said that he became an independent candidate because he believed that he could compete independently. He said that he would see this as a ‘healthy competition’ rather than a ‘clash’. He said that despite competition with big parties, he would move forward with the support of local residents. He said that he would give special priority to improving basic services that are directly related to people’s lives in this area.

Independent candidate Lenin Bista of Kavre-2 said that he did not move forward due to not getting a ticket from the party, but due to dissatisfaction with the current politics and the demands of the youth. He said that he had become an independent candidate despite receiving offers to contest the election from various parties, including the Nepali Communist Party, the National Independent Party, the National Democracy Party and the Ujjaya Nepal Party, till the last minute. ‘I received offers from many parties, and I chose to be an independent candidate because I felt that I should have independent ideas and leadership more than a party,’ he said. ‘If the parties had done a good job, there would not have been such a rebellion, and there would have been no need for independent candidates.’ According to him, despite the rule of political parties in the last 30-40 years, the expected change in the living standards of the people has not been achieved, and this is the reason why an alternative to independent politics has been sought.

Bista, 37, who was involved in the then Maoist armed war, is also the chairman of the former Children’s Army. He has filed a war crimes case against Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, alleging that children were used in the armed war. ‘I have been fighting for change since yesterday, I am still here today and I will be there tomorrow,’ Bista said. ‘I have gone to the people with the message that the youth should now take the lead.’

Sitaram Mainali, 42, of Kavre-2 has entered the election fray with the aim of revolutionizing agriculture. Mainali said that he has filed his candidacy as an independent candidate with his own clear objective and agenda. ‘My candidacy is not due to dissatisfaction with anyone or not getting a ticket, it is my own thinking, my own agenda and my own election journey,’ he said, ‘I have presented myself as an independent candidate by standing purely in favor of farmers and agriculture.’ He has emphasized agricultural production, job creation and market management. He is committed to ensuring that farmers are not cheated, that fair prices for produce are ensured and that the interests of farmers remain at the center.

Bishnukumar Shrestha, 52, an independent candidate from Kavre-2, says that he filed his candidacy as an independent candidate under pressure and request from the people at a time when he is becoming frustrated with the working style of various political parties. According to him, the big political parties have not been able to work as per the expectations of the people. "For years, we have been hearing many assurances from big political parties, only the price has increased, there is no water, gas is expensive, the condition of the roads is the same, many people have died in bloodshed, but the standard of living of the people has remained the same." He said that this is why he filed his independent candidacy after getting fed up with the parties. When asked if big political parties can compete in the elections with organized structures and cadres, he expressed confidence.

Ganesh Prasad Adhikari has said that he filed his independent candidacy in Constituency No. 2 due to growing disillusionment with political parties and the need for an alternative political stream rather than not getting a ticket from any party. "Many are curious about why my candidacy came," he said. "This is not a matter of personal ambition, it is a campaign raised by the entire Genji movement." He said that he had moved forward with a strategy of fielding independent candidates in all 165 constituencies across the country as a campaign.

Asha Tamang has registered her candidacy in Constituency No. 2 with the idea that even a small thought can develop the village. She said that she has filed her candidacy independently to solve the problems we have been facing for years because she is fed up with the fact that no political party has been able to solve them. She says that her candidacy is a result of local needs and dissatisfaction rather than personal aspirations.

Jeevan Lama has entered the election fray as an independent candidate in Kavre-1. She says that the current political practice, increasing corruption and dissatisfaction of the youth have led her to file for independent candidacy. According to her, the awareness shown by the Gen-G movement and the events that took place on the 23rd and 24th have inspired her to think differently and advance the development agenda in this area in a new way. ‘Corruption has become so rampant at the local level that it has been found that there are widespread irregularities in the consumer committee, plans and budget even for carrying out ordinary work,’ he said, ‘Controlling corruption will be my main agenda in this election.’ Lama, who was previously a district committee member of the CPN-UML and a central member of the Volunteer Force, resigned from all posts two days before registering his candidacy.

Rajesh Kumar Shrestha, who has been involved in active politics of the Nepali Congress for a long time, has said that he has filed his independent candidacy in Constituency No. 1 as a protest against the neglect of the local people and regional discrimination. Claiming that it is wrong to call him a ‘rebel candidate’, Shrestha said, ‘If I did not ask for a ticket, how could I be a rebel? I do not have a personal objection to the party or leader, but I do oppose the tendency to insult the people.’ He said that he had never expected a ticket for the parliamentary, provincial or local level elections. ‘I am a person who has done politics but not for office,’ he said, ‘The struggle from being the president of the Nepal Students’ Union to being imprisoned for Satyagraha is part of my political journey.’