Bahujan Shakti Party is a

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led by Vishwendra Paswan.

History

In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, the party won 1 seat through the

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The party was continuent of the NC-UML alliance. As of 2013, its independent in Constituent Assembly. Bahujan Shakti Party won 1 seat in

2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election Constituent Assembly elections were held in Nepal on 19 November 2013. The vote was repeatedly delayed, having previously been planned for 22 November 2012 following the dissolution of the 1st Constituent Assembly on 27 May 2012, but it was put ...

Ideology

The Bahujan Shakti Party rejected in September the proposed 2015 Constitution stating that it did not provide rights to 85% of communities (that are marginalised by 15% Highest caste Hindus) in Nepal (Bahujan Samaj of Nepal). For ensuring rights to 85% Bahujan Samaj of Nepal in new

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, Biswendra Paswan sat on

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. The demands in agendas of his agitation are: *Guaranteed 14 percent representation of

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s in every state apparatus *15 per cent representation of the backward community of Nepal *10 per cent of Muslims of Nepal *37 per cent of the representation indigenous nationalities *

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against those convicted guilty in the cases of corruption and rape.

References

{{Political parties in Nepal Political parties in Nepal Political parties with year of establishment missing Ambedkarite political parties

History

Ideology

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