Nepal should remain a federal democratic republic.
Lank Rokaya
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “UML is firmly committed to federal democratic republicanism.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “The party led the republican movement and firmly supports federal democratic republicanism.”
Nepal should restore a constitutional monarchy.
Lank Rokaya
Strongly DisagreeParty Manifesto “Strongly opposes monarchy restoration.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly DisagreeParty Manifesto “Historically anti-monarchy and firmly republican.”
Nepal should shift from a parliamentary system to a directly elected presidential system.
Lank Rokaya
“Supports parliamentary system but has discussed executive stability reforms.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
“Manifesto proposes fundamental restructuring of governance for stability and control balance.”
The federal system should be dissolved and replaced with a unitary system.
Lank Rokaya
Strongly DisagreeParty Manifesto “Supports full implementation of federal constitution.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly DisagreeParty Manifesto “Strongly supports federal implementation.”
The number of provinces should be reduced.
Lank Rokaya
“No official reduction proposal.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
“No proposal to reduce provinces.”
The number of Provincial Assembly members should be reduced.
Lank Rokaya
“Focus on effective functioning rather than downsizing.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
“No explicit downsizing proposal.”
The number of provincial government employees should be reduced.
Lank Rokaya
“Emphasis on efficiency reforms rather than structural cuts.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
“Focus is structural reform, not employee cuts.”
Provincial governments should receive greater fiscal autonomy and taxation powers.
Lank Rokaya
“Supports effective fiscal federalism.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Commitment to send 60% of budget to subnational levels.”
The proportional representation system should be significantly reduced in favor of direct elections.
Lank Rokaya
“Supports mixed electoral system.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly DisagreeParty Manifesto “Strong defender of proportional inclusion system.”
There should be a constitutional limit preventing anyone from becoming Prime Minister more than twice.
Lank Rokaya
“No formal term-limit agenda.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
“No explicit term-limit proposal.”
A right-to-recall system should allow voters to remove elected representatives before the end of their term.
Lank Rokaya
“Supports accountability but no recall mechanism proposed.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
“Strong accountability orientation and anti-corruption emphasis.”
Nepal should remain a secular state as defined in the constitution.
Lank Rokaya
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Officially supports secular constitution.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Firmly supports secular constitution.”
Nepal should be declared a Hindu state.
Lank Rokaya
“Some internal cultural debates exist, but official position supports secularism.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly DisagreeParty Manifesto “Opposes religious state model.”
The state should treat all religions equally without preference.
Lank Rokaya
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Supports constitutional equality.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Equality central to socialist and constitutional framework.”
Religious conversion activities should be more strictly regulated.
Lank Rokaya
“National interest framing supports stricter regulation.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
“No specific policy emphasis.”
Nepali-born citizens should retain Nepali citizenship even after acquiring foreign nationality.
Lank Rokaya
“Balanced approach to dual citizenship.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
“Supports diaspora engagement and continuity.”
Non-Resident Nepalis should be allowed dual citizenship with political rights.
Lank Rokaya
“Moderate diaspora engagement stance.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
“Encourages diaspora participation.”
Nepali women married to foreign citizens should pass citizenship to their children without additional conditions.
Lank Rokaya
“Balanced constitutional interpretation.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Strong equality and gender justice orientation.”
Citizenship laws should prioritize national security over ease of access.
Lank Rokaya
“National security considerations emphasized.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
“Balanced position without explicit security-first framing.”
The private sector should lead job creation in Nepal.
Lank Rokaya
“Supports private sector growth alongside state planning.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
“Encourages productive investment alongside state planning.”
Strategic sectors like energy and transport should remain under state control.
Lank Rokaya
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Strong state role in strategic industries.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Socialist orientation favors strong state control in strategic sectors.”
Inefficient state-owned enterprises should be privatized.
Lank Rokaya
“Prefers reform and restructuring over wholesale privatization.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
“Prefers reform and restructuring over privatization.”
High-income individuals should be taxed at significantly higher rates.
Lank Rokaya
“Supports progressive taxation.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
“Supports redistribution to reduce inequality.”
The government should provide direct income support to low-income households.
Lank Rokaya
“Supports welfare expansion.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Farmer pension, social security and poverty reduction targets.”
Nepal should actively attract large-scale foreign direct investment.
Lank Rokaya
“Supports FDI under national safeguards.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
“Encourages FDI in productive sectors.”
Foreign ownership in key national industries should be restricted.
Lank Rokaya
“Prefers safeguards in strategic sectors.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
“National interest prioritized in development.”
Labor unions should have stronger legal protections.
Lank Rokaya
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Strong historical labor alignment.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Strong pro-labor socialist ideology.”
Farmers should receive direct income subsidies from the government.
Lank Rokaya
“Supports farmer subsidies and agricultural modernization.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Farmer pension and support price guarantee.”
Agricultural imports should be restricted when domestic production is sufficient.
Lank Rokaya
“Supports domestic production protection.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
“Self-sufficiency in major food grains targeted.”
Land reform policies should be expanded to reduce land ownership inequality.
Lank Rokaya
“Historically supportive of land reform measures.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Commitment to distribute land titles to landless.”
Cooperatives should play a major role in the rural economy.
Lank Rokaya
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Strong cooperative movement roots.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
“Cooperative-friendly rural economic model.”
Improving public school quality should be the top education priority.
Lank Rokaya
“Supports strengthening public education.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Education transformed into service, not profit.”
Private schools should face stricter government regulation.
Lank Rokaya
“Supports regulation for equality.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Opposes profit-driven education model.”
Technical and vocational education should be expanded nationwide.
Lank Rokaya
“Employment-focused education expansion.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
“Employment-centered education expansion.”
Universities should be free from political party influence.
Lank Rokaya
“Supports reform but no explicit depoliticization mechanism.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Explicitly commits to ending political interference.”
Basic healthcare services should be free for all citizens.
Lank Rokaya
“Supports expansion of universal health services.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Health declared fully free and fundamental right.”
The government should regulate fees charged by private hospitals.
Lank Rokaya
“Supports health service regulation.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Health shifted from profit to service sector.”
Health insurance should be expanded primarily through a national public system.
Lank Rokaya
“Supports national health insurance expansion.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “100% health insurance coverage by 2088.”
Affirmative action policies should continue to promote inclusion.
Lank Rokaya
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Strong commitment to inclusion.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Constitution amendment for proportional inclusion.”
Reservation policies should be periodically reviewed and restructured.
Lank Rokaya
“No major restructuring agenda.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
“Focus is expansion, not restructuring.”
Same-sex marriage should be legally recognized.
Lank Rokaya
“No explicit national manifesto stance.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
“No explicit stance stated.”
Inter-caste marriage couples should receive special state protection.
Lank Rokaya
“Supports social equality.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “National campaign against caste discrimination.”
Anti-corruption bodies should operate independently from government influence.
Lank Rokaya
“Supports anti-corruption enforcement.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Powerful Lokpal and high-level asset probe commission proposed.”
Politicians should publicly disclose their assets annually.
Lank Rokaya
“Supports transparency reforms.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Asset investigation for all office holders since 2046.”
A formal "No Vote" option in elections should carry legal consequences.
Lank Rokaya
“No explicit no-vote stance.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
“No explicit no-vote provision.”
Nepal should maintain balanced relations with both India and China.
Lank Rokaya
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Strong balanced diplomacy stance.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Strong non-aligned diplomacy and border resolution via dialogue.”
Nepal should avoid joining foreign military alliances.
Lank Rokaya
“Supports non-aligned policy.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Firm non-aligned stance.”
Major infrastructure projects should prioritize national sovereignty over foreign financing convenience.
Lank Rokaya
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “National sovereignty prioritized.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “National sovereignty prioritized in all negotiations.”
Waste management should be treated as a national priority.
Lank Rokaya
“Supports urban modernization.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
“Urban modernization and infrastructure reform commitment.”
Hydropower development should move forward even if it requires environmental trade-offs.
Lank Rokaya
“Strong hydropower expansion but within regulatory framework.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
“Aggressive energy expansion with regulatory oversight.”
Local governments should be held accountable for waste segregation and recycling.
Lank Rokaya
“Supports accountability.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
“Governance accountability across all levels.”
Nepali individuals and businesses should be allowed justified online payments abroad.
Lank Rokaya
“Supports digital modernization.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
“Digital and paperless administration commitment.”
Foreign digital payments should be made easier to receive in Nepal.
Lank Rokaya
“Supports export-oriented growth.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
“Encourages economic modernization.”
Nepal should modernize its foreign exchange and digital payment regulations.
Lank Rokaya
“Supports financial modernization.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Strong emphasis on digital governance modernization.”
Foreign-funded NGOs should face stricter transparency requirements.
Dhan Bahadur Budha
“Strong anti-corruption framework.”
NGOs should be more strictly regulated by the government.
Lank Rokaya
“Balanced regulatory stance.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
“Strong regulatory state orientation.”
Tourism should be treated as a major national economic priority.
Lank Rokaya
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Supports tourism expansion for growth.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “Smart tourism and eco-tourism promotion pledged.”
Nepal should invest heavily in sports infrastructure, especially cricket.
Lank Rokaya
“Supports sports as national pride and youth engagement.”
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Strongly AgreeParty Manifesto “50,000 capacity national stadium pledged.”