Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal

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Not to be confused with Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party and Citizens' Liberation Party formed under leadership of Brikhesh Chandra Lal and Resham Lal Chaudhary respectively by split.

Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal
लोकतान्त्रिक समाजवादी पार्टी, नेपाल
PresidentMahantha Thakur
Founded18 August 2021; 6 months ago (2021-08-18)
Split fromJanata Samajwadi Party, Nepal
HeadquartersBabarmahal, Kathmandu
Student wingLokrantrik Bidyarhi Sangh
IdeologySocial democracy
Madheshi rights
Political positionCentre-left
Colours 
House of Representatives
13 / 275
National Assembly
1 / 59
Madhesh Provincial Assembly
16 / 550
Election symbol
Nepalese election symbol cycle.jpg
Party flag
LSP-N logo.png

The Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal (Nepali: लोकतान्त्रिक समाजवादी पार्टी, lit. 'Democratic Socialist Party'), is the sixth largest political party in Nepal. The party was officially announced and registered at Election Commission, Nepal on 18 August 2021.[1][2] Mahantha Thakur is the president of the new party.[3]

Although the party's primary base is still in Madhesh Province, it has tried to expand to a pan-Nepalese base.

As of August 2021, the party is a junior ally in the Nepali Congress-led Deuba government along with CPN (Maoist Centre), PSP-N, and CPN (Unified Socialist).[4] The party's election symbol is a bicycle.[5]

History[]

Registration[]

See also: 2021 split in the People's Socialist Party, Nepal

The President of Nepal issued the second ordinance to amend the Political Parties Act on 18 August 2021.[6][7] This opened the way to formalize the splits inside the dispute between two factions of Janata Samajbadi Party, Nepal. The faction of party led by Mahantha Thakur, which had a long dispute with party chairman Upendra Yadav, registered their party with the Election Commission.[8] At the time of the launch, the Janata Samajbadi Party, Nepal (Loktantrik) claimed to have 15 members in the two national houses of parliament.[9][10]

A Central Committee with 24 members was announced as well.[11]

MCC Compact[]

Though outside the government, the party made a decision to vote in support of getting the MCC passed. It reported that it's would vote in acceptance if tabled in parliament.[12] Senior leader Laxman Lal Karna said the party was clear to vote for MCC as it was a grant.[13]

The party president Mahantha Thakur asked, "Why are the people against MCC silent on BRI?" targeting the communist parties in ruling collision except Nepali Congress.[14] He added communists had always spoke in opposition to projects of national interest except the Kodari highway project. He added their dual nature was just for personal profit in elections.

Series of split[]

In the month of December 2021 and January 2022, the party split twice.

Formation of Citizens' Liberation Party[]

See also: Citizens' Liberation Party

This split went when a gropy led by veteran tharu leader and Member of House of Representatives, Resham Lal Chaudhary.[15]

Chaudhary formed Citizens' Liberation Party. The new party suggested that the party along with Janata Samajwadi Party, Nepal had forgotten their promise made to Tharuhath region.[16] It was claimed the parties had been authoritarian and power oriented. It was claimed that the party had forgotten the mandate of Tahruhat Movement to become power centric and authoritarian.[17]

This made a loss to party organization of Tharuhath region which once remianed a strong uphold of the party.[18] The predecessor party, Rastriya Janata Party Nepal had earned nerly one lakh proportional vote from the area making soul role in strengthening the party as a national party.[15]

Formation of Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party[]

See also: Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party

The other group led by former MPs and central working committee members Brikhesh Chandra Lal and former member of House of Representatives, Bijay Kumar Singh separated from the party in mid February 2022.[19] Both of them were long time supporting hands of Mahantha Thakur but it was reported that they left party due to authoritarian nature which developed in Thakur while Mahato doing caste based politics.[20] They suggested that Terai Madhesh centric parties had removed Madhesh/Terai from their name and this was against the mandate.[21] This created a huge hole in party organization of Dhanusha and Mahottari district with leaders having strong hold in those districts.[22]

Lal and Singh jointly refounded Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party. Both of them suggested that the party along with Janata Samajwadi Party, Nepal had forgotten their promise made to Terai Madhesh/Tharuhath region. They said the parties had been authoritarian and power oriented. It was claimed that the party had forgotten the mandate of Madhes Movement and Tahruhat Movement. Lal said the party had left its main line by forging alliance time and again with KP Sharma Oli led Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist).[23][24] They alleged that the party had joined communist's alliance while the majority population were democrats in the area.[19]

In the document, it was claimed, "The unification or division for joining governments in the name of building greater political power did not lead to the existence of Madhes-centric parties. The leadership has started working with the Madhes-centric name. Naturally, the democratic Madhesi people are being covered by the Left." Lal, who had completed his two-year term in the National Assembly election two years ago, was not re-nominated but was nominated as a candidate on the strength of money. At that time there had been a fierce protest.[19]

Nearly hundreds of leaders and cadres of the party led by Lal and Dr. Singh has declared their resignation from the party. Among them are Ramji Ray, Dhirendra Bahadur Singh, Satis Lal Das, Yogendra Rai, Umesh Mandal and Mohammad Asgar Ali.[25]

Ideology[]

Ideologically, Democratic Socialist Party is near to Nepali Congress while majority of leaders were formerly Congress at different point of time specially before the 2006 Madhesh Movement.[26] Party president Mahantha Thakur and senior leader Sharat Singh Bhandari were popular congress men at a time while Thakur was treasurer and head of party disciplinary department before he left the party.[27] They were elected several times to House of Representatives on the party ticket.[28]

Democratic Socialist Party follows the norms of social democracy, democratic socilism, identity and Madhesi rights.[26]

Presence in legislature[]

Parliament Parliamentary Party Leader Present as Pratinidhi Sabha Rastriya Sabha
1st Federal Parliament of Nepal Mahantha Thakur[29] External support to government
13 / 275
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Provincial Assemblies[]

Province No. of members Position Parliamentary party leader Present as
Madhesh
16 / 107
 3rd Jitendra Prasad Sonal[30] Main opposition

Leadership[]

President[]

See also[]

References[]

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