kathmandu : Today, across the country, various programs are being organized to commemorate the contribution of the first democratically elected Prime Minister, Vishweshwar Prasad Koirela, on the occasion of the 41st BP Memorial Day.
Koirala, who was born on Bhadra 24, 1971 BS, and passed away on Saun 6, 2039 BS, played a significant role in the establishment of democracy in Nepal through his relentless struggle. Every year, on Saun 6, the day of his demise, various programs are conducted, including tree plantations, to observe the BP Memorial Day.
In 2005, he became the President of the Nepali Congress during the party’s convention in Banaras, and in 2009, he was elected as the President in Janakpur, followed by Kathmandu in 2017.
Throughout his life, Koirala provided political leadership to the Nepali Congress and became the first democratically elected Prime Minister after the party secured two-thirds majority in the 2015 elections. He contributed to the establishment of nationalism, democracy, and socialism in Nepal.
In 2017, he was detained along with other political leaders, including the then Parliament Speaker Krishna Prasad Bhattarai and minister Ganesh Man Singh, after the King’s takeover of the state following the dissolution of the elected government.
After spending eight years in exile in India, advocating for the restoration of democracy, he returned to Nepal in Saun 6, 2025 BS, embracing the policy of national unity and reconciliation.
The policy of reconciliation and unity that he adopted is still highly relevant in the country’s politics today.
Koirala, a thinker and practitioner of democratic socialism, made significant contributions to Nepali literature through independent thinking, perspectives, tradition, and style. He had around a dozen published works in Nepali literature.
Among his notable literary works are “Teen Ghumti” (2025), “Narendra Dai” (2026), “Sumnima” (2027), “Modi Aain” (2036), “Hitler ra Yahudi” (2040), “Babu, Aama ra Chora” (2045), and novels and short stories like “Mero Katha” (2040), “Doshi Chashma” (2039), and “Shwet Bhairavi” (2039).