Federal Socialist Party () was a political party of

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

led by

Ashok Rai Ashok Kumar Rai ( ne, अशोककुमार राई) is a Nepalese politician belonging to the People's Socialist Party. He was previously the vice-chairman of CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) before he broke off with other indigenous le ...

formed in 2012.

History

who was the vice-chair of

CPN (UML) CPN may refer to: * Calpine Corporation, New York Stock Exchange symbol CPN * Canadian Perinatal Network * ''Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' * Carpinteria (Amtrak station), California, Amtrak station code CPN * Caspian Airlines (Iran), ICAO airline ...

and

Rajendra Prasad Shrestha Rajendra Prasad Shrestha is a Senior Nepalese politician, belonging to the People's Socialist Party, Nepal The People's Socialist Party, Nepal ( abbr. PSP-N; ne, जनता समाजवादी पार्टी, नेपाल), also ...

, a central committee member of the party, broke away from the CPN (UML) to form the Federal Socialist Party in November 2012. They accused the CPN (UML) leadership of not listening to the aspirations of

Janajati The Nepalese caste system was the traditional system of social stratification of Nepal. The Nepalese caste system broadly borrows the classical Hindu ''Chaturvarnashram'' model, consisting of four broad social classes or varna: Brahmin, Kshatriya, ...

leaders within the party and organized a new party to contest the 2013 Constituent Assembly election. The party failed to get any constituency seats but won five proportional seats to the 2nd Constituent Assembly. This party merged with

Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal may refer to several political parties in Nepal: * Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal * Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Loktantrik) * Madhesi Janadhikar Forum Madhesh Madhesi Janadhikar Forum Madhesh is a poli ...

and Khas Samabesi Party in June 2015 to form the

Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal The Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal ( ne, संघीय समाजवादी फोरम, नेपाल; abbreviated FSFN) was a democratic socialist political party in Nepal. The party was formed on 15 June 2015 from the merger of the Ma ...

Electoral performance

References

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