United Left Front ( ne, संयुक्त बाम मोर्चा), a joint front 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 ...

ese communist parties. ULF was founded on October 3, 2002, with the aim of mobilizing against the autocratic rule in the country. The founding constituents of ULF were: *

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 Party o ...

* Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) *

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

Nepal Samyabadi Party (Marksbadi-Leninbadi-Maobadi) Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

Communist Party of Nepal (United) Communist Party of Nepal (United) was a political party in Nepal. It was founded in 2007, following a split in the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist). Chandra Dev Joshi chairman of the party and Sunil Manandhar general secretary of the ...

CPN(MLM) and NSP(Malema) later merged to form the

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 ...

. CPN(M) and CPN(United) merged to form the

Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist) The Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist) was a political party in Nepal existing from 2005 until 2013. History The party was formed on 15 September 2005 through the merger of Communist Party of Nepal (United) and Communist Party of Nepal ...

. Therefore, as of 2006 the coalition consisted of: *

* Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) ULF joined part the

Seven Party Alliance The Seven Party Alliance was a coalition of seven Nepali political parties seeking to end autocratic rule in the country. They spearheaded the Loktantra Andolan. The alliance was made up of the following parties: * Nepali Congress * Nepali Congr ...

(now

Eight Party Alliance The Seven Party Alliance was a coalition of seven Nepali political parties seeking to end autocratic rule in the country. They spearheaded the Loktantra Andolan. The alliance was made up of the following parties: * Nepali Congress * Nepali Congr ...

), and took part in the 2006

Loktantra Andolan The 2006 Democracy Movement ( ne, text=लोकतन्त्र आन्दोलन, translit=Loktantra Āndolan) is a name given to the political agitations against the direct and undemocratic rule of King Gyanendra of Nepal. The movement ...

. When the interim parliament was formed in January 2007, ULF got to nominate three MPs,

C.P. Mainali Chandra Prakash Mainali more commonly known as C. P. Mainali (born August 22, 1951, in Chokpur, Taplejung District) is a communist politician in Nepal and former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal. Political life Jhapa revolt In the early 1970 ...

of CPN(ML), Ganesh Shah of CPN(UM) and N.K. Prasai of CPN(MLM Centre). All constituents of ULF experienced splits in late 2006/early 2007, leading to the break-up of the ULF. Splinter groups of CPN(ML) and CPN(MLM Centre) merged into

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 ...

. CPN(UM) was split as Ganesh Shah set up a separate

. CPN(UM) and CPN(Unified) formed one ULF, and the remainder of the original ULF retained theirs. In September 2007 CPN(MLM Centre) merged into Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).

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