India, Feb. 21 -- Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) has completed 13 months of his third term, by far the most successful in leading Nepal with the Maoist party with just 32 seats. A seasoned and balanced Nepali journalist billed Prachanda's tenure as 'firm, polished, and people-oriented'. About the power-sharing formula that has become a staple in coalition politics, his assessment was different from that of a senior Nepali Congress parliamentarian who, out of the three options - two-one-two; two and a half and two and a half; and Prachanda doing full five years - while not favouring the first option, was hugely critical of it. So was the journalist.

The figures indicate the number of years of premiership. The first set rela...