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[]
| Party | Political position |
Ideology | Leader | Symbol | Federal Parliament | Provincial Assemblies |
Local government heads | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rastriya Sabha |
Pratinidhi Sabha | ||||||||
| Communist Party of Nepal (UML) नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (एमाले) |
Left-wing[2] | Communism Marxism-Leninism People's Multiparty Democracy |
KP Sharma Oli | 
|
24 / 59
|
94 / 275
|
178 / 550
|
275 / 753
| |
| Nepali Congress नेपाली काँग्रेस |
Centre to centre-left | Social democracy Third way |
Sher Bahadur Deuba | 
|
7 / 59
|
63 / 275
|
115 / 550
|
279 / 753
| |
| Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) नेपाल कमयुनिस्ट पार्टी (माओवादी-केन्द्र) |
Far-left | Communism Prachanda Path |
Pushpa Kamal Dahal | 15 / 59
|
49 / 275
|
100 / 550
|
90 / 753
| ||
| CPN (Unified Socialist) नेपाल कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी (एकीकृत समाजवादी) |
Left-wing | Communism Marxist-Leninism People's Multiparty Democracy |
Madhav Kumar Nepal | 10 / 59
|
25 / 275
|
54 / 550
|
19 / 753
| ||
| People's Socialist Party, Nepal जनता समाजवादी पार्टी, नेपाल |
Centre-left to left-wing |
Democratic socialism Minority rights |
Upendra Yadav | 
|
2 / 59
|
20 / 275
|
48 / 550
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42 / 753
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| Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal लोकतान्त्रिक समाजवादी पार्टी |
Centre-left | Social democracy Third way |
Mahantha Thakur | 
|
1 / 59
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13 / 275
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16 / 550
|
18 / 753
| |
Other parties currently represented in the Parliament[]
| Party | Political position | Leader | Symbol | Federal Parliament | Provincial Assemblies | Local government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Assembly | House of Representatives | |||||||
| Seats | Government head | |||||||
| People's Progressive Party
जनता प्रगतिशील पार्टी |
Centre-left | Hridayesh Tripathi | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party (National Democratic Party) राष्ट्रिय प्रजातन्त्र पार्टी |
Centre-right to right-wing | Rajendra Prasad Lingden | 
|
0 | 1 | 4 | 292 | 5 |
|
नागरिक उन्मुक्ति पार्टी |
Centre-left to Left-wing | Resham Lal Chaudhary | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Rastriya Janamorcha (National People's Front) राष्ट्रिय जनमोर्चा |
Far-left | Chitra Bahadur K.C. | 
|
0 | 1 | 4 | 186 | 3 |
| Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party (Nepal Workers Peasants Party) नेपाल मजदुर किसान पार्टी |
Far-left | Narayan Man Bijukchhe | 
|
0 | 1 | 2 | 99 | 2 |
Parties currently represented in Provincial Assemblies[]
| Party | Political position | Leader | Symbol | Provincial Assemblies | Local government | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | Government head | |||||
| Bibeksheel Sajha Party विवेकशील साझा पार्टी |
Centre | Rabindra Mishra | 
|
3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch (Federal Democratic National Front) संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक राष्ट्रिय मञ्च |
Centre-left | Kumar Lingden | 
|
1 | 7 | 0 |
| Nepal Federal Socialist Party नेपाल संघीय समाजवादी पार्टी |
Centre-left | Mohammad Rizwan Ansari | 
|
1 | 0 | 0 |
Parties represented only in local government[]
| Party | Political position | Leader | Symbol | Local government | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | Government head | ||||
| Nepali Janata Dal (Nepali People's Party) नेपाली जनता दल |
Centre-left | Hari Charan Sah | 
|
39 | 2 |
| Bahujan Shakti Party (Majority's Power Party) बहुजन शक्ति पार्टी |
Centre-left | Biswendra Paswan | 
|
42 | 0 |
| Rastriya Janamukti Party (National People's Liberation Party) राष्ट्रिय जनमुक्ति पार्टी |
Left-wing | Khagendra Prasad Palungwa | 
|
20 | 0 |
| Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist) नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (मार्क्सवादी–लेनिनवादी) |
Left-wing | Chandra Prakash Mainali | 
|
4 | 0 |
| Nepal Pariwar Dal (Nepal Family Party) नेपाल परिवार दल |
Centre-right | Ek Nath Dhakal | 
|
1 | 0 |
Other parties[]
| Party | Political position | Leader |
|---|---|---|
| Shree Mahendra Dal(Shreemad), Nepal | Far-Right | Sushil K. Bisht |
| Khambuwan Rashtriya Morcha, Nepal | Centre-left | Ram Kumar Rai |
| Bouddhik Prajatantrik Parishad | Centre-left | Laxman Rajbanshi |
| Jana Jagaran Party Nepal | Centre-left | Lokmani Dhakal |
| Samajvadi Janata Party | Centre-left | Prem Bahadur Singh |
| Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch (Tharuhat) | Centre-left | Rukmini Chaudhary |
| Madhesh Terai Forum | Centre-left | Amar Yadav |
| Nepal Communist Party (Marxist) | Far-left | Prakash Adhikari |
| Communist Party of Nepal | Far-left | Rishi Ram Kattel |
| Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum Madhesh | Centre-left | Bhagya Nath Gupta |
| Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist-Socialist) | Far-left | Bishnu Raj Aryal |
| Shiva Sena Nepal | Right-wing | Arun Subedi |
| Nepal Sukumbasi Party (Loktantrik) | Centre-left | Hukum Bahadur Lama |
| Bahujan Samaj Party Nepal | Centre-left | Ganga Prasad Mahara |
| Deshbhakta Paryabaraniya Samajik Morcha | Centre | Surendra Prasad Dhakal |
| Rastrabadi Ekta Party | Centre-right | Uma Shrestha |
| Tamangsaling Loktantrik Party | Centre-left | |
| Lok Dal | Centre-left | Kaushal Kumar Singh |
| Deshbhakta Samaj | Centre | |
| Janashakti Nepal | Centre-left | Ram Kumar Ojha |
| Miteri Party Nepal | Centre | |
| Rastriya Churebhavar Party | Centre-left | |
| Rastriya Shiva Sena Party | Right-wing | Bikram Bahadur Bam |
| Akhanda Sudurpashchim Party Nepal | Centre | Khagendra Awasthi |
| Nepal Prajatantrik Pragatisheel Party | Centre | |
| Churebhavar Rastriya Party | Centre-left | |
| Pichhadabarga Nishad Dalit Janajati Party | Centre-left | |
| Janasamajvadi Party, Nepal | Centre-left | |
| Churebhavar Rastriya Ekta Party Nepal | Centre-left | Badri Neupanea |
| Rastriya Janata Dal Nepal | Centre-left | Bharat Prasad Mahato |
| Lok Kalyankari Janata Party, Nepal | Centre | |
| Nepal Samajbadi Party (Lohiyabadi) | Centre-left | |
| Gandhivadi Party Nepal | Centre-left | |
| Rastravadi Party | Centre | |
| Nepal Purvarastrasevak Loktantrik Party | Centre | |
| Nepal Janaloktantrik Party | Centre-left | |
| Nepal People's Party | Centre-left | |
| Rastriya Jana Ekta Party | Centre-left | |
| Hamro Party | Centre | |
| Nepal Dalit Party | Centre-left | |
| Hamro Party Nepal | Centre | |
| Yuva Nepal Party | Centre | |
| Nepal Loktantrik Janata Congress Party | Centre-left | |
| Nepal Samajwadi Janata Dal | Left-wing | |
| Nepal Bahudal Party | Centre | Ambika Rana |
| Prajatantrik Shakti Party | Centre-right | Ganesh Bahadur Shrestha |
| Nepali Jantantra Party | Centre-left | |
| People's Progressive Party | Right-wing | Jukti Jung Lamichhane |
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.
- ^ "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.
External links[]
- List of parties at the Election Commission of Nepal
- http://election.gov.np/election/uploads/files/document/nirwachan_chinha_125.pdf
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