List of communist parties in Nepal
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The Communist Party of Nepal is a name used by a number of Nepalese political parties claiming allegiance to communism. Most trace their roots back to the original Communist Party of Nepal formed in 1949.
Active parties
[edit]National parties
[edit]Political party | Leader | Founded | Federal Parliament | Provincial Assemblies | Local government | Notes | |
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Pratinidhi Sabha | Rastriya Sabha | ||||||
Communist Party of Nepal (UML)[1] | Khadga Prasad Oli | 1991 | 78 / 275 | 17 / 59 | 161 / 550 | 11,929 / 35,097 |
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Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)[1] | Pushpa Kamal Dahal | 1994 | 32 / 275 | 16 / 59 | 83 / 550 | 5,045 / 35,097 |
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Other parliamentary parties
[edit]Name | Leader | Founded | Federal Parliament | Provincial Assemblies | Local government | Notes | |
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Pratinidhi Sabha | Rastriya Sabha | ||||||
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) | Madhav Kumar Nepal | 2021 | 10 / 275 | 8 / 59 | 24 / 550 | 987 / 35,097 | Split from CPN (UML) |
Rastriya Janamorcha[2] | Chitra Bahadur K.C. | 2006 | 1 / 275 | 1 / 59 | 1 / 550 | 159 / 35,097 |
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Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party[3] | Narayan Man Bijukchhe | 1975 | 1 / 275 | 3 / 550 | 85 / 35,057 |
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Minor parties
[edit]Name | Leader | Notes |
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Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist)[4] | Chandra Prakash Mainali | Split from the Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) |
Communist Party of Nepal (Revolutionary Maoist)[5] | Mohan Baidya | Split from the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) |
Communist Party of Nepal[6] | Rishi kattel | Formed through a merger of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified), the Communist Party of Nepal Marxist−Leninist (Samajbadi), the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist), the Marxist Communist Party of Nepal, Bidrohi ML and the Independent Thought Group |
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist-Socialist) | Bishnu Raj Aryal | |
Nepal Communist Party | Netra Bikram Chand[7] | Split from the Communist Party of Nepal (Revolutionary Maoist) Not registered with the Election Commission of Nepal |
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist) | Ambika Prasad Baidya | |
Communist Party of Nepal (Masal) | Mohan Bikram Singh[8][9] | Split from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre-Masal) |
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)[10] | Gopal Kirati | Split from the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) |
Patriotic People's Republican Front, Nepal[10] | Chandra Prakash Gajurel | Electoral front of Communist Party of Nepal (Revolutionary Maoist)[11] |
Communist Party of Nepal (United) | Chandra Dev Joshi | Split from Communist Party of Nepal (United) |
Scientific Socialist Communist Party, Nepal | Bishwabhakta Dulal | Split from Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)[12] |
Communist Party of Nepal Nationalist | Min Nath Devkota | |
Maoist Communist Party, Nepal | Ram Narayan Prasad Pal | |
Communist Party of Nepal Marxist (Pushpalal) | Man Dhoj Gurung | |
Communist Party of Nepal (Democratic) | Sudeep Ruwali | |
Communist Party of Nepal (Socialist) | Raju Karki | |
Communist Party of Nepal (Gauravshali) | Bhaviswor Parajuli | |
Communist Party of Nepal Maoist Socialist | Karna Jeet Bhudhathoki | |
Communist Party of Nepal Unity National Campaign | Bamdev Gautam | Split from Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
Communist Party of Nepal (Bolshevik) |
Defunct parties
[edit]References
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