Kathmandu, April 6 -- Nepal's March 5 snap parliamentary election, held in the wake of September's Gen Z uprising, has brought a decisive shift in the country's leadership and turned long-standing debates about generational change into a real transfer of power to younger leaders.

The September uprising, which saw thousands of young people take to the streets, demanded greater political accountability, governance reform, and more space for younger leadership in national politics.

The vote not only weakened the dominance of established political parties but also significantly altered the age profile of the country's leadership. Of the 15 members in the new Cabinet led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah, who is a senior leader of the Rastriya...