Nepal, June 13 -- The immediate fallout of the 2025 Gen Z uprising was the collapse of the CPN-UML and the Nepali Congress (NC) coalition government headed by KP Sharma Oli, and the dissolution of parliament. A government was formed under Sushila Karki, a former chief justice, based on the understanding reached between Gen Z leaders and the president. The Army Chief facilitated the procedure at Balendra (Balen) Shah's prompting. Karki's first task was to hold a mid-term election within six months, along with the maintenance of law and order.

Yet, the most significant consequence of the uprising was the end of the three-party dominance in Nepali politics, involving the NC, the CPN-UML and the Maoists. These parties had been ruling the cou...