Rishi Kattel ( ne, ऋषि कट्टेल) is the leader of one of the communist parties in Nepal. He is currently the Chairman of

Communist Party of Nepal 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 ...

, which was formed in 2013 along with other communist leaders Lok Narayan Subedi, Jagat Bogati, Sharan Bikram Malla, Ram Bahadur Bhandari and Bhim Sedhai. He is the former chairman of

Communist Party of Nepal (Unified) Communist Party of Nepal (Unified) ( ne, नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (एकिकृत)) was a communist party in Nepal. The party was formed in 2007 through the merger of three groups: *A breakaway group o ...

. Before forming the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified), he was one of the senior leaders of the Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) led by C. P. Mainali. He was originally the leader of the

Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist) The Communist Party of Nepal was founded in Calcutta, India, on 15 September 1949. Communist Party of Nepal may also refer to: * Communist Party of Nepal (2006) * Communist Party of Nepal (2013) * Communist Party of Nepal (2014) * Communist Part ...

and later on, that of 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 ...

. In 1998, he joined the Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) led by Bam Dev Gautam. In 2007, Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) led by him,

Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre-Masal) 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 ...

led by Ram Singh Shris and Chitra Bahadur Ale,

Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist Centre) 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 ...

led by Sitaram Tamang, and a communist party faction led by Bishnu Bahadur Tamang merged to form the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified).

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