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Why Nepal’s New Resident in Baluwatar is Making the ‘Old Stooges’ Sweat

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S. Gundai

6 May 2026 4 min read 6 views

Home Work, No Junkets

My wife is convinced Balen is the reincarnation of King Mahendra. Maybe it’s the "Men in Black" aesthetic or the fact that he actually gets things done without a three-hour speech involving mythological metaphors. My nephew thinks he’s Rocky Bhai from KGF (minus the body count), my South Indian movie-buff friend sees Rajnikanth, and my kids think he’d take Iron Man in a street fight.

What do I think? I think Balen is just Balen. He’s our PM, he’s got Kumar Ben in his corner, and for the first time in thirty years, the foreign ambassadors aren't treating the PM’s bedroom like a local chiya pasal.

The Funeral of the 'OPD' Era

The "First 30 Days" have proven one thing: Balen means action, not the Big Talk (BT) we’ve endured from our three old stooges—Oli, Prachanda, and Deuba (OPD). This trio has run the country like a failing family business for decades, but the audit is finally here.

  • Deuba: Currently MIA. He’s likely in Hong Kong, face-deep in premium whiskey and fish balls. His legacy? Gutting the Nepal Police and perfecting the art of "sharing the loot" with cousins, cadres, and even the opposition. Production nation? Nah, he preferred a "consumption and commission" nation.

  • Oli: Currently under the weather and over the moon with his own ego. He’s still fuming that his mundrey gundas didn’t burn the city down while he was recovering in a private cabin. He thinks his "patriotic stand" makes him a god, but his kidneys and his habit of hugging criminals suggest otherwise. The man has zero remorse for the Gen Z kids who paid the price for his power trips.

  • Prachanda: Still dreaming of a "Unified Revolution" while his granddaughter posts selfies from UN offices in Switzerland. Talk about "Proletariat Chic." By 2031, he’ll probably be retired in Noida, his old "uncivil war" safe haven, writing memoirs about how he managed to fool both his rebels and the public with his "Prachanda-Path" (which turned out to be a one-way street to his own bank account).

No Hugs for Modi, No Moutai for Mao

In a shocking twist of fate, PM Balen has decided to... stay in Nepal and work? Groundbreaking! He isn't rushing to Delhi to see if Modi really has a 56-inch chest, nor is he flying to Beijing for free Olympics tickets like Prachanda did.

Usually, a Nepali PM visits India within a month to seek "blessings," as if Baluwatar is just an extension of South Block. Now? The Indian Foreign Secretary canceled his visit because he couldn't get a "physical greeting." The RAW and the South Block are in shambles—they’ve finally met a Nepali leader who isn’t begging for funds or a pat on the head.

Jholeys, Journalists, and the "Clown" of Dharan

The old-school media and the Jholeys (party puppets) are weeping. They’re blaming Balen for the squatter crisis, conveniently forgetting that their own parties encouraged the "real" hukumbaasis to build illegal rentals. The media misses their chiya kharcha (tea money) and the juicy Singha Durbar gossip. Balen gives them nothing but silence and results.

Meanwhile, Harka Sampang is busy turning into a Facebook clown, whining daily while his fans desert him. On the bright side, maybe Mahabir Pun can be our next President once the RSP clears out the current ceremonial furniture.

The Verdict

Our PM goes to work. No shady meetings with dalals, no bribes for promotions, just a man trying to fix a million leaks in a sinking ship. If you don't like his "move," wait for the election. But for now, he’s dismantling the foundations of corruption while the old guards throw tantrums. Balen will kill their noise with silence—and a very big stick.

Jai Nepal!

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S. Gundai

Chief Chiya-Raksi Critic

S. Gundai spends his mornings complaining about the dust over tea and his evenings solving the country’s problems over local raksi, though he usually forgets the solutions by breakfast.