Nepal, April 21 -- For years, Nepal's greatest political weakness was instability. Today, its greatest risk may be the exact opposite. The Rastriya Swatantra Party holds approximately 66 percent of the parliament with 182 seats held out of the total 275 seats. This dominance is just short of a 'constitutional supermajority'. A strong majority, which is above 60 percent of the seats in the Parliament, is set to control the legislation by nature. This eminence can essentially override institutional resistance and amend constitutional provisions.

With less than 100 seats fragmented across the once headstrong parties, i.e., the Nepali Congress, the CPN-UML and other smaller regional parties, it is clear that no single party can effectively c...