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Janata Samajbadi Party, Nepal
जनता समाजवादी पार्टी, नेपाल
AbbreviationJSPN
ChairpersonMahantha Thakur & Upendra Yadav
Founded22 April 2020 (4 years ago) (2020-04-22)
Merger ofSPN
RJPN
HeadquartersKathmandu
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Ethnic federalism
Political positionLeft-wing
Seats in Pratinidhi Sabha
34 / 275
Seats in Rastriya Sabha
3 / 59
Election symbol
Website
peoplesocialist.org

The Janata Samajbadi Party, Nepal, abbr. JSP-N (Template:Lang-ne, translation: People's Socialist Party, Nepal) is a newly formed political party in Nepal by the merger of the two key Madhesh based parties in Nepal, the Samajbadi Party, Nepal, led by duo presidents Baburam Bhattarai (ex-Prime Minister) and Upendra Yadav (ex-Vice Prime Minister), and the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal, led by 6-membered president panel including Mahantha Thakur, Rajendra Mahato, Sarad Singh Bhandari, Anil Kumar Jha, Mahendra Raya Yadav, and Rajkishor Yadav.

With 34 among 275 seats in the lower house House of Representative and 3 among 59 seats in the upper house National Assembly, the new party is the third-largest political party in the Federal Parliament of Nepal after the Nepal Communist Party and the Nepali Congress.

It uses the flag of former Samajbadi Party, Nepal and the election symbol of former Rastriya Janata Party Nepal.[1] [2]

Presence in the Federal Parliament

Election Leader Seats Position
2017 Yet to be decided
34 / 275
3rd

See also

References

  1. ^ "Two key Madhesi parties in Nepal merge to form Janata Samajwadi Party". TheWeek English. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Madhesi parties in Nepal merge to form Janata Samajwadi Party". The Pioneer English. Retrieved 23 May 2020.