Nepal has witnessed several regime changes in its 3,000-long checkered political history beginning with the rulers of the Gopal dynasty, the cowherds back in 11th century BC. It is said to have been followed by the Abhir dynasty, a buffalo herd, which later gave way to the Kirat dynasty. The Kirats too faced political opposition from the Licchavi dynasty which eventually ruled the country after winning the war that is said to have centered around the Chyasal tole of modern day Patan. Licchavi rule is described as the golden era of Nepal. The presence of the water supply system constructed during their rule even to this date is one of the pointers to this direction. If they were successful to build such a robust water supply system which could function for 15 centuries such as the Mani Hiti of Patan constructed in the year 570 by Bharavi, the grandson of the illustrious Lichhavi King Man Dev, they must have excelled in other areas as well. The construction of Kailash Kut Bhawan, which was admired by Chinese traveller Wang Huen Tse in the seventh century in his memoirs, speaks volumes about this reality. Similar admiration could not be heard from Chinese President Xi Jinping when he visited Nepal in October 2019, indicating how the Licchavis were far ahead of the present rulers in Nepal. The Licchavi palace has been described as the sacred spot on the forehead of the mother earth in the seventh-century saga inscription going back to the regime of Amshu Verma. That it was stunningly beautiful can be known from a similar description made by poet Ralph Waldo Emmerson in his poem 'The Problem', written in the year 1847, about one of the best relics of architecture, the Greek temple of Parthenon. His description 'Earth proudly wears the Parthenon like a jewel in her zone' bears a similar resemblance to that of the inscription. Just as the night follows the day, this bright period of Nepal is said to have given way to the dark medieval period marked by the Thakuri dynastic rule. But it came to an end by the arrival of the Mallas in the political scene, which is also known as the age of renaissance in Nepal. Much of the architecture that we see today in the three Durbar Squares of Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Bhaktapur belong to this period. The Mallas, however, could not continue for long primarily due to the continuing feuds between them. Prithvi Naryan Shah, a Gorkhali ruler, created a unified country of Nepal by defeating several squabbling small states in 1768. Rightly known as the Father of the Nation, he has presented invaluable sermons to his countrymen in his Divine Counsel. But as has been almost the norm in Nepali politics, the factional quarrels during the Shah regime paved the way for the tyrannical Rana dynasty, which ruled the country for 104 years beginning from 1847. It is in this context that the National People's Revolution was launched, ushering democracy into the country in 1950. A national election was held in 1957, which was participated by several political parties. It is in this period that development of the country and welfare for the people was really addressed through the medium of planned development. The Rana regime had otherwise focussed only on raising national revenue and maintaining peace and order. This multi-party democracy, however, did not last long with the emergence of Panchayat democracy that banned the political parties. Another People's Movement was launched in 1990 which restored the multi-party parliamentary democracy. It continued with the tradition of planned development focussing on poverty alleviation. However, this parliamentary democracy was opposed on allegation of corruption and lack of people's participation with the launch of a People's War. It snowballed into a political conflict causing the demise of thousands of peoples. A peace agreement was eventually signed between the Parliamentarians and the rebels to draft a new constitution by a Constituent Assembly elected by the people. This assembly drafted a constitution establishing a Federal Republic in Nepal, thus exiting the 240-year-old Monarchy. But the new constitution gave rise to coalition governments as it was virtually impossible to form a majority government by a single party, bringing about the undesired political instability. The coalition governments failed to address the aspirations of the people, following which the youth had to take recourse to foreign countries due to lack of employment within. The allegedly corrupt activities led to the Gen Z movement seeking the eradication of corruption and establishment of good governance in the country. It caused the demise of 75 young people due to reckless firing on the peaceful protestors, which later turned violent following the infiltration of political miscreants. Worse followed when national icons like the Parliament, the historic Secretariat, and several government offices were torched around the country, causing unimaginable damage and devastation. The ruling coalition, despite enjoying almost a two-thirds majority in the Parliament, had to resign immediately. An interim government was formed by the President announcing a new national poll, which is taking place tomorrow. Sixty-eight political parties are taking part in this election, ranging from old to new ones. As described above, Nepal has been through several dynastic changes and people's movements. The later ones are mainly the 1950 People's Revolution, 1990 People's Movement, the decade-long People's War, and the 2025 Gen Z movement. However, there has been a big gap between people's aspirations and achievements so far. A new national poll is being held tomorrow following the Gen Z movement in the country. People should use their judgement and vote for the political party that can address the twin aspirations of the Gen Z movement, which are an end to corruption and bad governance.