Nepal, March 11 -- Currently, there is an excitement in the Nepali air, thanks to the parliamentary elections that have at last instilled new hope in people. To the old outfits' distaste, the election results have unexpectedly swayed in the Rastriya Swatantra Party's (RSP) favour. While the RSP views it as a victory, it can serve as a lesson for others.

First of all, the RSP's victory is a punishment imposed by the public on the old parties that have time and again failed to deliver on their promises of effective governance and sound service delivery. If the old parties had stood by their promises, the alternative forces, including the RSP, wouldn't have emerged at all. The birth of these alternative forces is directly related to the per...