Naya Shakti Party, Nepal (Nepali: नयाँ शक्ति पार्टी, नेपाल,

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: New Force Party, Nepal) was a

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political party in Nepal formed by former

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Baburam Bhattarai Baburam Bhattarai ( ne, बाबुराम भट्टराई, ; born 18 June 1954), also known by his nom de guerre Laaldhwoj, is a Nepalese politician and former Prime Minister, who presently serves as leader of the Nepal Socialist Party ...

on 12 June 2016. On 6 May 2019, the party merged with

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 ...

to form Samajbadi Party, Nepal.

History

Background

Baburam Bhattarai was a senior vice-chairman of the

Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) The Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), abbreviated UCPN (Maoist), (Nepali: एकीकृत नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (माओवादी)), was a political party in Nepal. It was founded ...

and was involved in the party for over two decades, including during the

Nepalese Civil War The Nepalese Civil War was a protracted armed conflict that took place in the former Kingdom of Nepal from 1996 to 2006. It saw fighting between the Nepalese royal government and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) throughout the country ...

. He became the

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while a member of the

UCPN (Maoist) The Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), abbreviated UCPN (Maoist), (Nepali: एकीकृत नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (माओवादी)), was a political party in Nepal. It was founded ...

. As Prime Minister he dissolved the

1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly The first Nepalese Constituent Assembly was a unicameral body of 601 members that served from May 28, 2008, to May 28, 2012. It was formed as a result of the first Constituent Assembly election held on April 10, 2008. The Constituent Assembly ( ...

to pave the way for new elections. After the

constitution of Nepal Constitution of Nepal 2015 ( ne, नेपालको संविधान २०७२) is the present governing Constitution of Nepal. Nepal is governed according to the Constitution which came into effect on 20 September 2015, replacing the ...

was promulgated on 25 September 2015 by the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly he resigned from the newly formed Parliament of Nepal and quit his party to form his own political "force". On January 21, 2016 he announced the formation of the Naya Shakti Nepal Interim Central Council, which he said would develop into a political party. Finally on June 12, 2016 he announced the establishment of Naya Shakti Party, Nepal under his leadership. The party gained its first parliamentarian after the Tharuhat Tarai Party (Democratic) merged into the party on February 14. Following this Ganga Satuwa Chaudhary was announced as the parliamentary party leader of Naya Shakti.

Elections

The

2017 Nepalese local elections The 2017 Nepalese local elections were held in Nepal in three phases on 14 May, 28 June and 18 September in 6 metropolitan cities, 11 sub-metropolitan cities, 276 municipalities and 460 rural municipalities. It was the first local level election t ...

were the first major elections contested by the party. The party decided to run a joint campaign with

including the use of their election symbol. In the third phase the election however the two parties broke their alliance and Naya Shakti used their own election symbol. The party won 110 seats in the local government including two mayor or chairman posts. On 13 October 2017, Naya Shakti Party along with the

Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) (), abbreviated CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN Maoist Centre, or CPN (MC), is the third largest political party in Nepal. It was founded in 1994 after breaking away from the Communist P ...

and the

Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) The Communist Party of Nepal ( ne, नेपाल कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी), abbreviated CPN, was a communist party in Nepal from 1949 to 1962. It was founded on 15 September 1949 to struggle against the autocratic Rana ...

announced the formation of an electoral alliance. The party however quit the alliance on 14 October 2017 citing differences with the two parties. The party then joined an alliance with

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to contest the elections. In the

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and provincial elections, the party won a single seat to the

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. The party also won three seats in provincial assemblies including one in Province No. 3 and two in Province No. 4. The party supported

candidate, Radhe Shyam Adhikari in the

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elections on 6 February 2018. Naya Shakti Party along with

Bibeksheel Sajha Party The Bibeksheel Sajha Party ( Nepali: विवेकशील साझा पार्टी) is a political party in Nepal. It was the sixth largest party of Nepal by popular vote after 2017 Nepalese general election. Presently, its the fifth la ...

abstained from voting in the 2018 presidential and vice-presidential elections.

Ideology

Founder

stated the main ideology of the party was

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. The party supported a presidential system of government with a proportionally elected

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. They believed in strengthening the

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and eventually developing it into

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. The party also believed in taking "the

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", "the

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" and "the national

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" together to ensure wholesome development. The party had stated support for gender rights, dalit rights and minority rights. It opposed

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, which it sees as pervasive in modern Nepali politics, and had stated "good governance" as one of its platform goals.

Sister Organizations

* Yuwa Shakti Nepal * Female Shakti Federation * Naya Shakti Student Union * Nepal Socialist Industrial Workers Union * Nepal Socialist Hotel and Casino Workers Union * International Nepalese Society (INS)

Electoral Performance

Presence in various provinces

References

External links

Official Website
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