41 days before vote, parties yet to clear up agendas

Kathmandu, Jan. 23 -- Campaigning for the March 5 parliamentary polls has begun following the filing of nominations on Tuesday, but Nepal's major political parties have yet to find clear electoral pla... Read More

Ministers' resignations to contest elections raise questions about their deviation from duty

Kathmandu, Jan. 21 -- Resignations by ministers over the past few days to jump into the election fray have slashed the strength of the Sushila Karki government to 11 ministers including the prime mini... Read More

Gagan Thapa's long political journey to party leadership

Kathmandu, Jan. 15 -- Gagan Thapa is a familiar name in Nepali politics. On Wednesday, as Thapa became the sole official candidate for party president at the special convention, he took another moment... Read More

Convention turnout hints at leadership change in Congress

Kathmandu, Jan. 12 -- The special general convention called by Nepali Congress general secretaries Gagan Kumar Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma in Kathmandu saw an enthusiastic participation of represe... Read More

Kulman Ghising splits from Rastriya Swatantra Party just 12 days after unity

Kathmandu, Jan. 11 -- Less than two weeks after their unification, the Ujyalo Nepal Party (UNP) formally split from the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) on Saturday. RSP chair Rabi Lamichhane and UNP c... Read More

Grassroots recommendations do not guarantee a poll ticket

Kathmandu, Jan. 9 -- Political parties preparing for the March 5 parliamentary elections have recommended leaders from constituencies across the country as their potential candidates. While the parti... Read More

New parties confront old problems

Kathmandu, Jan. 8 -- door meetings held in the name of consensus, cooperation and unity among the so-called old political parties no longer inspire hope in the public. Leaders often emerge from such ... Read More

Week after four Madheshi parties announced unity, they are yet to name the new party

Kathmandu, Jan. 6 -- On December 28, Leaders from the Janata Samajbadi Party, Nepal (JSP-N), led by Upendra Yadav, and the Loktantrik Samajbadi Party, Nepal (LSP-N), of Mahantha Thakur, announced they... Read More

What RSP might gain in Madhesh after merger with Balendra Shah

Kathmandu, Jan. 5 -- Madhesh Province stands second only to Bagmati Province in the number of members to be elected to the House of Representatives under the first-past-the-post system. Of the total ... Read More

Factional feud over proportional candidates hits RSP-UNP unity

Kathmandu, Jan. 4 -- Within days of the Ujyalo Nepal Party's (UNP) merger with the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), the newly unified force confronts factional issues as it faces questions over the sel... Read More

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