List of regional and ethnicity based parties in Nepal

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A number of political parties in Nepal strive to provide ethnic group(s) with better living conditions within the country, counter discrimination, or some sort of autonomy for various regions or ethnic groups. The following is a list of those parties with this explicitly stated goal.

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Ethnicity

All minority ethnicity

Madhesi

Tharu

Dalits

Janajati


Geographical area

Landless and squatters

Religion

Hinduism

Christian

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