Kathmandu, July 14 -- As the KP Sharma Oli-led government completes its first year in office on Monday, the optimism seen during its formation has been overshadowed by a string of unfulfilled commitments, stalled reforms, and growing public discontent.

It was one of the rare instances in Nepal that the two largest political parties-the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML-with historical rivalry and pole-opposite ideologies, joined hands to run the government citing extraordinary circumstances in the country.

Yet the government's performance over the past year is marked more by inertia than impact.

Oli became prime minister after Pushpa Kamal Dahal failed to secure the House's confidence in the June 12 floor test last year. President Ramcha...