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Sajha Party
The Sajha Party ( ne, साझा पार्टी) is a political party founded by former editor-in-chief of BBC Nepali Service Rabindra Mishra. History Sajha Party was founded in 2017 by the former editor-in-chief of BBC Nepali Service, Rabindra Mishra. It was formed as an "alternative" party and guided by the welfare economy and inspired by global norms of democracy. The party contested the 2017 local election as independents with Ramesh Maharjan and Kishore Thapa finishing third and fourth in Kathmandu and Lalitpur elections respectively. Deputy mayor candidate Sobha Shakya finished in second place in Lalitpur, and Nirupama Yadav finished third in Kathmandu. The party was not as successful outside the Kathmandu Valley with their candidates in Itahari getting less than 500 votes. Bibeksheel Sajha On 26 July 2017 the party announced that it would merge with Bibeksheel Nepali Dal to form Bibeksheel Sajha Party. The new party would be led under the joint leadership ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabindra Mishra
Rabindra Mishra ( ne, रवीन्द्र मिश्र) is a Nepali philanthropist, ex-journalist, writer, poet, and politician. Currently, Mishra is the Senior Vice-Chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party, after having resigned as a general member of Bibeksheel Sajha Party in September 2022. He earlier resigned as the national president of Bibeksheel Sajha Party in May 2022. He formerly worked as the editor-in-chief of BBC Nepali Service, and left the BBC in February 2017 to enter Nepalese politics. Mishra is also the founder of the global charity, Help Nepal Network, which has chapters in 14 countries and is run entirely by volunteers. Education Mishra received his Master's Degree in Major English from Tribhuvan University. He then went to University of the Punjab, Pakistan, earning a Master's Degree in Journalism. He joined University of London and majored in International Politics. Career Mishra worked with Nepal Television and Pakistan's leading English-language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |