Kathmandu. A 19 years old girl has become the ward president in Dailekh at a time when the youth are becoming disillusioned with politics. He has a family background. My father died while in politics. His daughter, a 19-year-old girl, has been elected ward committee chairperson by the ruling Nepali Congress.

Swastika Mahat, 19, daughter of late Dailekh-based Congress leader Bhupendra Mahat, has been elected president of Dullu Municipality Ward No. 3. The fact that a 19-year-old girl has become the president in a state of disillusionment with politics seen among the youth is viewed positively.

Swastika is also following in her father's footsteps and is involved in the politics of the Congress. Leaders of other parties have also praised him after the Congress handed over the command of the village to him at an early age.