With the increase in the population of Nepali, the influence and grip of Nepali in the central, state and local politics of Australia is increasing. In this central election, Vinod Poudel, a young man of Nepali origin, is contesting the election as a parliamentary candidate on behalf of the main opposition party Liberal.

If Paudel wins the election, he will become the first member of parliament representing Nepali origin in the Australian Parliament. Parliamentary elections in Australia are taking place on Saturday, May 3. 

There are currently more than 200,000 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. Paudel is not the first Nepali to become a parliamentary candidate in the federal election. Before this, Bhuvan Khadka from Western Australia and Pramej Shrestha from Sydney had contested the election on behalf of major parties in Australia. In addition, in the state parliamentary elections in New South Wales, Alex Carkey from Sydney stood as the Labor candidate for the Kellyville constituency, Josna Paudel as the Liberal candidate for the Campeltown constituency, and Sneha Casey stood as the candidate for Canberra. Although no one has won yet, the presence and influence of people of Nepali origin in Australian politics has been increasing recently. 

Paudel, who lives in Sydney, has this time become a candidate for the Macathur constituency on behalf of the opposition Liberal Party. He is not only confident of winning this time, he is confident of emerging as the first politician of Nepali origin in Australian politics. However, Poudel was also a candidate in the previous election in this constituency, but he could not win. In that constituency, he was defeated by Michael Freelander, who has been winning continuously since the previous two terms, by a margin of about 17,000 votes. But Poudel said that the current situation is different from three years ago and that he is likely to win. 

Even though no one has been able to win so far, it has been analyzed that the Nepali people getting this opportunity in politics is increasing the grip of Nepali people. In the 2019 election, Shrestha got a ticket from the then ruling Liberal Party in Barton constituency in Sydney. But he also lost to tribal leader Linda Burney by about 14,000 votes. Similarly, Bhuvan Khadka, a youth of Nepalese 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 2000, has been considered as a great social success in Australia. Not only in the federal elections, but also in the councils of various states of Australia, Nepalis are gaining a grip. Especially women of Nepalese origin have succeeded in establishing themselves as members of the council here. 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, the Prime Minister, Premier, opposition party leaders have started congratulating and wishing Nepali people on various issues. Greetings on the occasion of Nepali New Year, Dasaintihar and other 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. 

Mahendra Lamsal, who has worked in the Central Government's Advisory Committee a decade ago, says that it is not strange that Nepali people's grip and importance are growing in the politics here. He says that it is normal for the relationship to expand with the increase in population and gradually fall into the priorities of the political parties here.