The Socialist Party of Nepal () is a

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political party in Nepal. It is led jointly by former prime minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai and senior leader of the Terai-Madhesh region

Mahindra Ray Yadav Mahendra Ray Yadav is a Nepali politician and a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal. He is the current central committee chairman of Socialist Party of Nepal. He was elected under the first-past-the-post syste ...

. The party was formed after a split in the

People's Socialist Party, Nepal The People's Socialist Party, Nepal ( abbr. PSP-N; ne, जनता समाजवादी पार्टी, नेपाल), also known as Janata Samajbadi Party is the sixth-largest political party in Nepal. Since the 2022 local electio ...

, its members citing the authoritarian and power-oriented nature of

Upendra Yadav Upendra Yadav (; born 12 November 1960) is a Nepali people, Nepalese politician who has served as the chairman of the People's Socialist Party, Nepal since 2020. He served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal under the government of KP Sharma Ol ...

as a factor. Veteran leaders of Terai-Madhesh such as

and Ramesh Prasad Yadav also serve as the portfolios of the party.

History

Formation

There were a months-long dispute in

when the party's executive president,

didn't call a meeting with the central committee of the party. He neglected the demands raised within the party regarding inclusive leadership. Yadav was accused of being in path of formation of a regional party to a national party. Bhattarai faction conducted a two day meet of central committee members in Jadibuti,

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on 12 and 13 July 2021 which concluded in the formation of the new party was the only alternative left as the party leadership had been authoritarian and power oriented. Later a group of MPs, MLAs, and central working committee members of

led by former prime minister

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 Part ...

switched to the party. Senior leaders including

, Hisila Yami,

Mahendra Raya Yadav Mahendra Ray Yadav is a Nepali politician and a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal. He is the current central committee chairman of Socialist Party of Nepal. He was elected under the first-past-the-post syste ...

, Ganga Narayan Shrestha,

Bhakta Bahadur Shah Bhakta Bahadur Shah ( ne, भक्त बहादुर शाह) is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Socialist Party of Nepal. In the 2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, 2008 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from t ...

, Prashant Singh, Damber Khatiwada, Dan Bahadur Chaudhary, Durga Sob and Ramesh Yadav joined the party who were previously a central working committee member of the previous party. Majority of central committee members from

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and Gandaki province joined the party. This included former ministers Dan Bahadur Chaudhary, Govind Chaudhary. Former constituent assembly members

Muhammad Okil Musalman Muhammad Okil Musalman ( ne, मोहम्मद ओकिल मुसलमान) is a Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय ल� ...

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also joined the party.

Electoral performance

Legislative elections

List of members of parliament

Members of Pratinidhi Sabha

Leadership

Party portfolios

References

{{Political parties in Nepal Nepal Socialist Party 2022 establishments in Nepal Political parties established in 2022 Socialism in Nepal