The discussions around the 1990 constitution became crucial in encouraging the Madhes movement that aimed to abandon cultural and lingual superiority of the high castes.
[5] About the origin of the first Madhes Movement, Journalist Amarendra Yadav writes in The Rising Nepal,[6] "When the then seven-party alliance of the mainstream political parties and the CPN-Maoist jointly announced the Interim Constitution in 2007, it totally ignored the concept of federalism, the most desired political agenda of Madhesis and other marginalised communities.
The first Madhes movement erupted in 2007 after the seven-party alliance of political parties and CPN- Maoist pronounced the interim constitution of Nepal.
The three political goals of this movement launched jointly by Madhesi parties included: federalism, proportional representation, and population-based election constituency, which were later ensured in the 2008 Interim Constitution of Nepal.
The Nepali Times wrote that, "the mainstream parties wanted to pass the new constitution without determining the number and boundaries of provinces.
[14][15] After the second amendment, the constitution of Nepal attempted to satisfy one of the key demands of the protesters - participation and proportional inclusion.
[16] The issue with this amendment was the general division of "youths", historically marginalized groups such as Madhesis or the "Khas Arya", and the hilly upper caste community who are already dominant in politics, being placed in the same category.
It has numerous provisions for economic, social, and political development such as supporting clauses for free market and international trade.