The Nepali Congress is a social democratic political party in Nepal and the largest party in the country. The party has 840,106 members as of the party's 14th general convention in December 2021 making them the largest party by membership in Nepal.
Nepal Ratna Girija Prasad Koirala,affectionately known as Girija Babu,was a Nepalese politician. He headed the Nepali Congress and served as the Prime Minister of Nepal on four occasions,including from 1991 to 1994,1998 to 1999,2000 to 2001,and from 2006 to 2008. He was the Acting Head of State of Nepal between January 2007 and July 2008 as the country transitioned from a monarchy to a republic.
The Rastriya Prajatantra Party is a liberal democratic,constitutional monarchist and Hindu nationalist political party in Nepal.
Biratnagar is a metropolitan city in Nepal,which serves as the capital of Koshi Pradesh. With a population of 242,548 as per the 2011 census,it is the largest city in the province and also the headquarters of Morang district. As per the preliminary report of 2021 Nepal census,Biratnagar has an estimated city population of 244,750. It is one of the cities of the Greater Birat Development Area which incorporates the cities of Biratnagar-Itahari-Gothgau-Biratchowk-Dharan primarily located on the Koshi Highway in Eastern Nepal,with an estimated total urban agglomerated population of 804,300 people living in 159,332 households. Biratnagar is located 399 km (248 mi) east of the capital,Kathmandu,and 6 km (3.7 mi) north of the bordering town of Jogbani in the Indian state of Bihar.
Jhapa is a district of Province No. 1 in eastern Nepal named after a Rajbanshi word "Jhapa" meaning "to cover" (verb). The latest official data,the 2021 Nepal Census,puts the total population of the district at 994,090. The total area of the district is 1,606 square kilometres.
Morang District is located in Province No. 1 in eastern Nepal. It is an Outer Terai district. It borders with Bihar,India to the South,Jhapa to the East,Dhankuta and Panchthar to the North,and Sunsari to the west. Morang has one metropolitan city (Biratnagar),eight municipalities and eight rural municipalities. The total area of Morang is 1,855 km2 (716 sq mi). The lowest elevation point is 60 meters and the highest is 2410 meters above sea level. The headquarters of Morang is connected by Koshi National Highway to the east–west Mahendra National Highway at Itahari,Sunsari,and Morang is also connected to the Hill parts of the eastern region of Nepal. Morang is the core industrial sector for the eastern region of Nepal.
Chandra Prakash Mainali more commonly known as C. P. Mainali is a communist politician in Nepal and former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal.
Sushil Prasad Koirala was a Nepalese politician and the Prime Minister of Nepal from 11 February 2014 to 10 October 2015. He was also President of the Nepali Congress from 2010 to 2016,having earlier served under various capacities in the party.
Maiti Nepal is a non-profit organization in Nepal dedicated to help the victims of human trafficking. Currently,it operates a rehabilitation home in Kathmandu,as well as transit homes at the Indo-Nepal border towns,preventive homes in the countryside and an academy in Kathmandu.
Mechinagar is a municipality in Jhapa District,Koshi Pradesh,Nepal and is the main entry point from India on Nepal's eastern border. Nepal's custom office is in Kakarvitta,a section of the municipality. The city is almost 475 km south east of the capital city Kathmandu and 115 km east of the state capital of Province One Biratnagar.
Mahendra Highway,also called East-West Highway runs across the Terai geographical region of Nepal,from Mechinagar in the east to Bhim Datta in the west,cutting across the entire width of the country. It is the longest highway in Nepal and was constructed by cooperation of various countries.
Ram Chandra Paudel is a Nepalese politician serving as the third President of Nepal since March 2023. A former senior leader of the Nepali Congress,Paudel was elected president on 9 March 2023.
Keshav Kumar Budhathoki is a Nepalese politician,belonging to the Nepali Congress. He was the Jhapa District President of Nepali Congress (Democratic). In April 2008,he won the Jhapa-5 seat in the Constituent Assembly election with 16466 votes.
Bahun is a Varna among hill hindus of Nepal. Their origins are from the of Himalayan belt of South Asia. According to the 2011 Nepal census,Bahun is the second most populous group after Khas/Chhetri,another aboriginee tribes within the hill Hindus in Nepal.
Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli is a Nepalese politician and former Prime Minister of Nepal. He has served three terms as prime minister,from 11 October 2015 to 3 August 2016,from 15 February 2018 to 13 May 2021 as the first prime minister to be appointed following the first general election under the new constitution,and from 13 May 2021 to 13 July 2021.
Ganesh Prasad Rijal was a Nepali politician. He took part in the 1951 democratic revolution of Nepal and later in 1959,elected as a member of parliament from Ilam district. On 15 December 1960,King Mahendra suspended the constitution,dissolved the elected parliament,dismissed the cabinet,imposed direct rule and imprisoned the then prime minister Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala and his closest government colleagues. After King Mahendra's coup,Rijal was exiled to India along with other leaders and workers of Nepali Congress party. During his exile,he resided in Kalimpong and Naxalbari in Indian state of West Bengal. He returned homeland in 1975 following government granting amnesty,and continued his political career,residing in Damak and Kathmandu simultaneously.
Rajendra Prasad Lingden is a Nepali politician and former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal,also served as the Minister of Energy,Water Resources and Irrigation. He is also the chairman of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. He served as a member of the 1st Federal Parliament of Nepal from March 2018. He was re-elected in 2022 in 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal.
Bishnu Prasad Prasain is a Former Governor of Bagmati Province. He was Appointed as the Governor,as per the Article 163 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal,by the President Bidya Devi Bhandari on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers of the Government of Nepal on 4 November 2019. In 2051 BS,he was the Executive Chairman of the Nepal Tea Development Board and in 2054 BS,He served as the Deputy Chairman of the District Development Committee of Jhapa District. In 2056 BS. He was a CPN UML Candidate for House of Representatives from Jhapa 3 (constituency) but he lost the election and In 2017 Nepalese local elections. He was again CPN UMLCandidate for the post of Mayor of Mechinagar Municipality but lost the election.
Krishna Prasad Sitaula is a Nepali politician,belonging to the Nepali Congress. Krishna Sitaula is known for playing an important role during the comprehensive peace accord.
Chakra Prasad Bastola was a Nepalese politician who served as the Foreign Minister of Nepal from 10 April 2000 to 26 July 2002,as well as Minister of Home Affairs from 2004 to 2006 and the Nepalese ambassador to India from 1990 to 1999.He was one of the key members of the hijacking of Royal Nepal Airlines Flight 34 in 1973 that was carrying funds that the Nepali Congress needed to overthrow the Monarchy for which he was sentenced to jail for 18 months in Bihar,India.
