Mahendra

Mahendra dismissed the elected government of B.P. Koirala, arrested political leaders, and assumed direct executive power. This coup ended Nepal's brief experiment with parliamentary democracy and established absolute monarchy.

King Mahendra dissolved the elected parliament and banned political parties. He introduced the Panchayat system, a partyless council-based governance model, centralizing power in the monarchy and suppressing democratic movements.

Mahendra enacted a new constitution that institutionalized the Panchayat system. It granted the king supreme authority over all branches of government, including the power to appoint and dismiss the prime minister and cabinet.