Kathmandu, Nov. 2 -- old tendency of Nepali communist parties to split and merge appears set to continue.

The number of times Nepal's communist parties were engaged in unification, division, reunification and resplit over the past seven decades is mind boggling.

The first Communist Party of Nepal, established in 1949 to oppose the Rana regime, fragmented over the years, leading to an ever-increasing number of communist parties. The latest trigger for such ructions in Nepali communist parties is the recent Gen Z uprising.

As bad governance by the old political parties reached new heights, the younger generation took to the streets, ultimately bringing down a powerful coalition government of two largest political parties.

In the protest...