In Kathmandu this week, the sky is a clear blue, the streets are much cleaner, post-Covid tourists are returning to Patan and Thamel and Nepal’s Supreme Court has just dismissed the Election Commission’s decision to annul the candidature of Dr Toshima Karki, thereby allowing her to participate in the national general elections on 20 November. So what, one may ask. Especially if you’re focused on whether the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will hold on to Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat. For starters, along with Nepal, both states will declare their election results on 8 December. Why Nepal elections are significant But…