Nepal's destiny

The election offers some new signals for India

The results of Nepal’s general election are set to bring the ruling five-party alliance back to power under the stewardship of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who leads the Nepali Congress party. Under the complicated combination of first past the post (FPTP) and proportional representation (PR) for the 275-member Parliament, the alliance, which includes the CPN-Maoist, the main group of former Maoist rebels under Pushpa Kamal Dahal (better known as “Prachanda”), has won some 87 seats and is slated to win half the seats under PR. Though the elections were held on November 20, the final count will be available