{"id":22940,"date":"2026-08-16T09:14:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T03:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=22940"},"modified":"2026-08-16T09:14:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T03:29:33","slug":"government-appears-caretaker-like-possibility-of-mid-term-election-cannot-be-ruled-out-shashank-koirala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=22940","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Government Appears Caretaker-Like, Possibility of Mid-Term Election Cannot Be Ruled Out: Shashank Koirala<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dragon Media Correspondent<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nepali Congress leader Dr. Shashank Koirala has said that the current government has failed to deliver substantive and people-oriented results despite enjoying majority support.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to journalists on Saturday during the national gathering of the Nepali Congress faction outside the party establishment in Kathmandu, Koirala expressed dissatisfaction with the government\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n<p>He said that despite having majority backing, the government had failed to introduce new policies and effective programmes in line with public expectations. 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