Nepali Congress (Democratic) ( was a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

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 ...

, which was formed due to a vertical split of the original

Nepali Congress The Nepali Congress ( ne, नेपाली कांग्रेस ; abbr. NC) is the largest social democratic political party in Nepal. As per the results of recent local election, ''Nepali Congress'' stands as the single largest party o ...

. The Nepali Congress (Democratic) was led by Prime Minister

Sher Bahadur Deuba Sher Bahadur Deuba ( ne, शेरबहादुर देउवा, ; born 13 June 1946) is a Nepali politician and former prime minister of Nepal. He has also been serving as the president of the Nepali Congress since 2016. Deuba has served ...

, while the original was led by

Girija Prasad Koirala Nepal Ratna Girija Prasad Koirala ( ne, गिरिजाप्रसाद कोइराला ; 4 July 1924 – 20 March 2010), affectionately known as Girija Babu, was a Nepalese politician. He headed the Nepali Congress and served as the ...

Name

Before the name Nepali Congress (Democratic) was chosen, different proposals were discussed. The Central Working Committee member Pradeep Giri suggested Nepali Congress (Socialist, Republic). Other proposals were Nepali Congress (Deuba) and Nepali Congress (Bisweswor, Ganesh Man).Nepalnews.com (newsflash) Arc482
/ref> The name Nepal Congress (Democratic) was made public on 22 September 2002.

Tarun Dal

Tarun Dal was the youth wing of the Nepali Congress (Democratic). The 3rd general convention of Tarun Dal was held in Chitawan on July 17–20, 2007 and elected Mahendra Yadav as the new president of Tarun Dal.

Nepal Students Union (Nepal Bidyarthi Sangh)

The Nepal Students Union (''Nepal Bidyarthi Sangh'') was the students wing of Nepali Congress (Democratic). The 8th general convention of Nepal Student Union (NSU) declared Kisor Rathor and Kiran Paudel as president and general secretary. The 9th general convention of the Nepal Students Union (NSU), affiliated with the Nepali Congress (Democratic), was held in

Nepalgunj Nepalgunj (), also spelled Nepalganj, is a Sub-Metropolitan City in Banke District, Nepal. It lies on the Terai plains near the southern border with Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh, India. Nepalgunj is 153 kilometers south-west of Ghorahi ...

from 10 to 15 July 2007.

Merger of Nepali Congress and Nepali Congress (Democratic)

On 25 September 2007, Nepali Congress (Democratic) and Nepali Congress merged back together. The unified party retains the name Nepali Congress and uses the tree as its election symbol.

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