The Nepali Congress is the oldest democratic socialist political party in Nepal and the largest party in the country. The party has 870,106 members as of the party's 14th general convention in December 2021 making them the largest party by membership in Nepal. In June 2023,the party started online membership since the emergence of youth leaders in vital post to bring youths into the party. The party is led by former prime minister,Sher Bahadur Deuba since the party's thirteenth general convention in 2016. The party won 89 seats in the 2022 general election and is currently the largest parliamentary group in the House of Representatives.
The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) (Nepali:नेपालकम्युनिष्टपार्टी(एकीकृतमार्क्सवादी-लेनिनवादी),romanized: nēpāl kamyuniṣṭpārṭī(ēkīkṛt mārksavādī-lēninavādī);abbr. CPN (UML)) is a communist political party in Nepal. The party emerged as one of the major parties in Nepal after the end of the Panchayat era.
Surendra Pandey is a nepalese politician and current vice chairman of Communist Party of Nepal. He was a member of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly. He won the Chitwan–1 seat in 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election from the Communist Party of Nepal.
Lalbabu Raut also knows as Mohamed Lalbabu raut is the first Chief Minister of Madhesh Province,one of the seven federal Provinces of Nepal. He is the parliamentary party leader of People's Socialist Party,Nepal for Madhesh Province.
The First Federal Parliament of Nepal,consisting of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly,was elected via the 2017 legislative,provincial and local elections.
Events in the year 2021 in Nepal.
The Second Uddhav Thapa cabinet was the 6th provincial government of Koshi Province. It was formed after Uddhav Thapa was sworn in as Chief Minister of Koshi Province on 2 August 2023.
Rajendra Kumar Rai is a Nepalese politician,belonging to the CPN. He has served as the chief minister of Province No. 1.
Kul Prasad KC is a Nepalese politician and former Chief Minister of Lumbini Province,a province in western Nepal. He was unanimously selected Parliamentary Party leader of CPN(Maoist-centre) for Lumbini Province in 2018. KC was elected from Rolpa 1(A) to provincial Assembly of Lumbini province.
The 2021 split in the People's Socialist Party,Nepal (PSP-N) was a factional dispute amongst the leadership over party control beginning in May and culminating in July,with the faction led by former Deputy Prime Minister Upendra Yadav succeeding over the faction of former First Chairman Mahantha Thakur. The dispute was settled as a result of a decision of the Election Commission,which handed control to Yadav's faction,forcing the departure of the Thakur faction from the PSP-N and requiring the formation of a new party.
Kul Prasad KC was sworn in as Chief Minister of Lumbini Province on 12 August 2021. He became second chief minister of Lumbini after Shankar Pokharel resigned reaching minority.
The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) (Nepali:नेपालकम्युनिष्टपार्टी(एकीकृत-समाजवादी),romanized: Nēpāla kamyuniṣṭa pārṭī(Ēkīkr̥ta-Samājavādī)),abbreviated as CPN (Unified Socialist) is a political party in Nepal led by former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal. As of July 2023,the party leads Socialist Front and is an important ally in the governing coalition.
The Jeevan Bahadur Shahi cabinet is the council assembled by Jeevan Bahadur Shahi,who was sworn in as Chief Minister of Karnali Province on 3 November 2021. This government was supported by CPN(Maoist-Centre) and CPN.
Rama Gharti is a Nepalese politician belonging to CPN. She is also serving as member of Provincial Assembly of Lumbini Province.
Prakash Jwala is a Nepali politician currently serving as minister of physical infrastructure and transport of Government of Nepal. He also served in the House of Representatives from 1999 until 2008 and in the Karnali Provincial Assembly from 2018 until his expulsion in April 2021,representing the Salyan 1 constituency as a member of the Communist Party of Nepal. After his expulsion,Jwala joined the newly-formed Communist Party of Nepal,and is running as one of its candidates for the House of Representatives in the 2022 Nepalese general election.
The first Koshi Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2017 provincial elections. 93 members were elected to the assembly,56 of whom were elected through direct elections and 37 of whom were elected through the party list proportional representation system. The term of the assembly started on 5 February 2018 and ended in September 2022. Sher Dhan Rai and Bhim Acharya served as chief ministers from CPN and Rajendra Kumar Rai served as chief minister from CPN during the term of the assembly. Pradeep Kumar Bhandari served as the speaker of the assembly and Saraswati Pokharel served as deputy speaker.
The first Bagmati Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2017 provincial elections in Nepal. 110 members were elected to the assembly,66 of whom were elected through direct elections and 44 of whom were elected through the party list proportional representation system. The term of the assembly started on 1 February 2018 and ended in September 2022. Dormani Poudel and Astalaxmi Shakya served as the chief ministers from the CPN (UML) and Rajendra Prasad Pandey served as chief minister from CPN during the term of the assembly. Sanu Kumar Shrestha served as the speaker of the assembly and Radhika Tamang served as the deputy speaker.
The Second Federal Parliament of Nepal,was elected by the 2022 general elections on 20 November 2022. The elections elected 275 Members of Parliament (MPs),165 for each constituency and 110 through the party list,to the House of Representatives. The parliament convened for the first time on 9 January 2023.
The Third Hikmat Karki cabinet is the current and 9th provincial government of Koshi Province. It was formed after Hikmat Kumar Karki was sworn in as Chief Minister of Koshi Province on 9 May 2024. Karki's claim for chief minister was supported by the Communist Party of Nepal and Communist Party of Nepal.
