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Lead section

Latest comment: 3 years ago4 comments2 people in discussion

@Jakichandan please advise why you are making unexplained reversions of edits to the lead without any discussion. Thank you. Ixudi (talk) 20:50, 27 March 2023 (UTC) On closer inspection, the edits are sourced and both mention Bihar as the state. You have actually removed sourced content and made a misleading edit summary that it was unsourced! May need to get admins involved.Ixudi (talk) 20:52, 27 March 2023 (UTC)Reply

@Ixudi: Better to be more specific as per cited sources. Moreover, eastern terai of Nepal, doesn't include only Madhesh Pradesh but also includes districts like Sunsari, Morang etc. which are also in Mithila. Please explain your point. Moreover, admins are more than welcome to intervene. Thank you.– Jakichandan (talk) 01:40, 28 March 2023 (UTC)Reply

I have rephrased my edit, hope you agree. Cheers.– Jakichandan (talk) 02:15, 28 March 2023 (UTC)Reply

Yes, this is much better. Glad we could reach an agreement. Ixudi (talk) 23:08, 28 March 2023 (UTC)Reply

Any sign of the maithils

Latest comment: 6 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Similar to the Star of David for the Jews, is there any symbol for the maithils? maybe a cultural association? Shubhsamant09 (talk) 01:14, 6 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

there is no sign of maithalis Shubhammehtaa (talk) 10:28, 28 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

Number of Maithils

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Where is the number of the total estimate population of Maithils coming from? there are no sources cited. Shubhsamant09 (talk) 01:28, 6 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Unable to edit this article

Latest comment: 10 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

I was going to make a small correction to this article (substituting the informal ampersand with the word "and" in the lead paragraph), but was prevented from doing so because this article appears to be locked from editing. Please fix this ridiculous situation! 98.123.38.211 (talk) 01:15, 28 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Balendra Shah (born 1992), also known as Balen, is a Nepali rapper, structural engineer, and politician serving as the Prime Minister of Nepal since 2026. He is a member of the Rastriya Swatantra Party and is associated with the Mithila region.^[1]

↑ Reuters, 2026

[1] Reuters, 2026

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