List of political parties in Nepal
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The following is the list of political parties in Nepal registered in the Election Commission.[1]
National parties
A party registered with the Election Commission of Nepal is recognised as a national party only if it fulfils the two conditions listed below:[2][3]
- The party needs to win at least one FPTP seat in Pratinidhi Sabha.
- The party gets at least 3% of the total valid proportional representation (PR) votes in Pratinidhi Sabha.
There are currently seven national parties in Nepal.[4]
^ a: The NSP only collaborated with the CPN (MC) for the 2022 Nepalese general election using CPN (MC)'s election symbol as a common symbol for both the parties.[6] Out of their 32 seats combined in the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal, 2 seats are of the NSP: Mahindra Ray Yadav elected directly and Umrawati Devi Yadav from the PR Category. The NSP alone did not secure a national party status.
Other parties currently represented in the Federal parliament
A political party securing less than 3% of the PR votes will have to send its directly elected or FPTP candidates to the parliament as independent lawmakers. In other words, candidates from any political party failing to meet the criteria to become a national party will be ineligible to be represented in parliament as a party.[2][7]
There are currently five such political parties which failed to achieve national status yet are represented in Nepal's Parliament.[4]
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Parties currently represented only in provincial assemblies
| Party | Founded | Political position | Leader | Provincial Assemblies | Local government | |||||
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| Head | Councillors | Local councils | ||||||||
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Hamro Nepali Party (Our Nepali Party) Template:Lang-ne |
2022 | Big tent | Ananta Raj Ghimire | Bagmati | 2 / 110
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— | — | — | |
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Nepal Federal Socialist Party Template:Lang-ne |
2016 | Centre-left | Mohammad Rizwan Ansari | Madhesh | 1 / 107
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— | — | — | |
Parties represented only in local government
| Party | Political position | Leader | Local government | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Councillors | Local councils | |||||
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People's Progressive Party Template:Lang-ne |
Centre-left | Hridayesh Tripathi | 1 / 753
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22 / 35,097
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Marchawari | |
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Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party (Terai Madhesh Democratic Party) Template:Lang-ne |
Brikhesh Chandra Lal | 1 / 753
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12 / 35,097
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Janakpur & Mahottari | ||
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Bibeksheel Sajha Party Template:Lang-ne |
Samikshya Baskota | 1 / 753
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11 / 35,097
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Pheta | ||
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Nepal Janata Party (Nepal People's Party) Template:Lang-ne |
Right-wing | Tribhuvan Nath Pathak | — | 10 / 35,097
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Kamala & Kotahimai | |
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Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch (Federal Democratic National Front) Template:Lang-ne |
Centre-left | Kumar Lingden | — | 9 / 35,097
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Chulachuli, Kankai, Pathibhara Yanwarak & Sidingwa | |
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Nepali Congress (B.P.) Template:Lang-ne |
Centre-left | Sushil Man Sherchan | — | 7 / 35,097
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Amargadhi & Ganyapadhura | |
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Nepal Loktantrik Party (Nepal Democratic Party) Template:Lang-ne |
Centre-left | Bhanuram Dagaura Tharu | — | 7 / 35,097
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Kalaiya & Lamki Chuha | |
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Rastriya Janamukti Party (National People's Liberation Party) Template:Lang-ne |
Centre-left | Khadak Prasad Palungwa | — | 7 / 35,097
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Butwal, | |
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Bahujan Shakti Party (Bahujan Power Party) Template:Lang-ne |
Centre-left | Bishwendra Paswan | — | 6 / 35,097
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Krishnanagar & | |
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Bahujan Ekata Party Nepal (Bahujan Unity Party Nepal) Template:Lang-ne |
Left-wing | Harinandan Kumar Ranjan | — | 5 / 35,097
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Barahathawa | |
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Nepal Sushashan Party (Nepal Good Governance Party) Template:Lang-ne |
Ramesh Prasad Kharel | — | 4 / 35,097
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Pokhariya | ||
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Communist Party of Nepal Maoist Socialist Template:Lang-ne |
Left-wing | Karnajit Budhathoki | — | 2 / 35,097
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Sarkegadh | |
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Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Nepal Goodwill Party) Template:Lang-ne |
Ram Kumar Mahato | — | 1 / 35,097
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Chhinnamasta | ||
Other parties
| Party | Political position | Leader |
|---|---|---|
| Nepal Pariwar Dal | Centre-right | Ek Nath Dhakal |
| Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist) | Left-wing | Chandra Prakash Mainali |
| Shree Mahendra Dal(Shreemad), Nepal | Sushil K. Bisht | |
| Khambuwan Rashtriya Morcha, Nepal | Ram Kumar Rai | |
| Bouddhik Prajatantrik Parishad | Laxman Rajbanshi | |
| Jana Jagaran Party Nepal | Lokmani Dhakal | |
| Samajvadi Janata Party | Centre-left | Prem Bahadur Singh |
| Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch (Tharuhat) | Rukmini Chaudhary | |
| Madhesh Terai Forum | Amar Yadav | |
| Nepal Communist Party (Marxist) | Far-left | Prakash Adhikari |
| Communist Party of Nepal | Far-left | Rishi Ram Kattel |
| Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum Madhesh | Bhagya Nath Gupta | |
| Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist-Socialist) | Far-left | Bishnu Raj Aryal |
| Shiva Sena Nepal | Right-wing to far-right | Arun Subedi |
| Nepal Sukumbasi Party (Loktantrik) | Hukum Bahadur Lama | |
| Bahujan Samaj Party Nepal | Centre-left | Ganga Prasad Mahara |
| Deshbhakta Paryabaraniya Samajik Morcha | Centre | Surendra Prasad Dhakal |
| Rastrabadi Ekta Party | Uma Shrestha | |
| Tamangsaling Loktantrik Party | ||
| Lok Dal | Kaushal Kumar Singh | |
| Deshbhakta Samaj | ||
| Janashakti Nepal | Ram Kumar Ojha | |
| Miteri Party Nepal | ||
| Rastriya Churebhavar Party | ||
| Rastriya Shiva Sena Party | Right-wing | Bikram Bahadur Bam |
| Akhanda Sudurpashchim Party Nepal | Khagendra Awasthi | |
| Nepal Prajatantrik Pragatisheel Party | ||
| Churebhavar Rastriya Party | ||
| Pichhadabarga Nishad Dalit Janajati Party | ||
| Janasamajvadi Party, Nepal | Centre-left | |
| Churebhavar Rastriya Ekta Party Nepal | Badri Neupanea | |
| Rastriya Janata Dal Nepal | Bharat Prasad Mahato | |
| Lok Kalyankari Janata Party, Nepal | ||
| Nepal Samajbadi Party (Lohiyabadi) | Centre-left | |
| Gandhivadi Party Nepal | ||
| Rastravadi Party | ||
| Nepal Purvarastrasevak Loktantrik Party | ||
| Nepal Janaloktantrik Party | ||
| Nepal People's Party | ||
| Rastriya Jana Ekta Party | ||
| Hamro Party | ||
| Nepal Dalit Party | ||
| Hamro Party Nepal | ||
| Yuva Nepal Party | ||
| Nepal Loktantrik Janata Congress Party | ||
| Nepal Samajwadi Janata Dal | Left-wing | |
| Nepal Bahudal Party | Ambika Rana | |
| Prajatantrik Shakti Party | Centre-right | Ganesh Bahadur Shrestha |
| Nepali Jantantra Party | ||
| People's Progressive Party | Centre-left | Jukti Jung Lamichhane |
| Unnat Loktantra Party | N/A | Swagat Nepal |
Defunct parties
This is a list of defunct political parties of Nepal that have had some representation in the legislature.
See also
- Politics of Nepal
- List of communist parties in Nepal
- List of regional and ethnicity based parties in Nepal
References
- ^ "दर्ता भएका राजनीतिक दलहरु (अधावधिक सुची)" (PDF). Election Commission.
- ^ a b "Criteria for nat'l parties: 3 percent vote share, 1 FPTP seat a must". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ "Seven parties secure national party status so far: Election Commission". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ a b "प्रतिनिधिसभामा १२ दल, राष्ट्रिय पार्टी ७ मात्रै". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ "Xi's Myanmar visit and China's Regional Diplomacy". Observer Research Foundation. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
President Xi's visit to Nepal in October 2019 came when the ruling communist party in Nepal has consolidated power following the merger of two major left-wing parties to form Nepal Communist Party (NCP) in May 2018.
- ^ "Maoist Center and NSP jointly registered at EC". My República. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "3 pc threshold proposed for parliamentary polls". My República. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ Bajracharya, Bhadra Ratha/Sharma, Sita Ram/Bakshi S.R.. Political development in Nepal. New Delhi: Anmol Publications, 1993. p. 114, 115
- ^ Whelpton, John (2005), A History of Nepal, New York: Cambridge University Press, p. 96, ISBN 978-0521804707
- ^ Śrīvāstava, Kāśī Prasāda (1986). Nepāla kā itihāsa (in Hindi). Atmaram & Sons. ISBN 978-81-7043-045-2.
