Election Results for Nepal

On April 15, 2008, the New York Times reported that according to The Associated Press, the Election Commission announced that of the 196 directly elected legislative seats the Maoists picked up 108. Far behind were the Nepali Congress Party, with 31 seats, and the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist or U.M.L.) with 27.

Newspaper columnist, C. K. Lal, after assessing the election results, said: "The Nepali people are saying they are fed up with the way things are going. The good part would be if the Maoists can use their majority to usher in changes through consensus. The bad part would be if Maoists thought they could go the way they wish because they have a majority."[1] How will Maoists use there new found power?

[1] Sengupta, S. (2008, Apr 15). “Former Maoist Guerrillas Lead in Nepal Vote Tally.” The New York Times, A.8.