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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


Under mounting criticism, parties pledge to correct lists of their proportional candidates

Kathmandu, Jan. 2 -- Political parties have been severely criticised over the lists of proportional representation (PR) candidates they submitted to the Election Commission earlier this week. Followi... Read More


RSP grows into a political behemoth

Nepal, Jan. 1 -- As a restructured political force, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is positioning itself to challenge Nepal's long-established parties in the election announced by the interim gove... Read More