Kathmandu, May 7 -- The fate of the eight ordinances introduced by the Balendra Shah-led government now rests squarely in the hands of the opposition parties in the National Assembly, where the ruling alliance has no representation, creating a high-stakes test of parliamentary equation and constitutional framework.

The Constitution of Nepal (2015) makes it mandatory that an ordinance be endorsed by both houses of the federal parliament to remain in force. If either the House of Representatives or the National Assembly rejects it, the ordinance automatically becomes inactive. While the ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) enjoys a near two-thirds majority in the lower house, its absence from the upper house has left it vulnerable to othe...