Bahujan Shakti Party is a

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led by Vishwendra Paswan.

History

In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, the party won 1 seat through the

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vote. The party was continuent of the NC-UML alliance. As of 2013, its independent in Constituent Assembly. Bahujan Shakti Party won 1 seat in 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election.

Ideology

The Bahujan Shakti Party rejected in September the proposed 2015 Constitution stating that it did not provide rights to 85% of communities (that are marginalised by 15% Highest caste Hindus) in Nepal (Bahujan Samaj of Nepal). For ensuring rights to 85% Bahujan Samaj of Nepal in new Constitution of Nepal, Biswendra Paswan sat on Hunger strike. The demands in agendas of his agitation are: *Guaranteed 14 percent representation of

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s in every state apparatus *15 per cent representation of the backward community of Nepal *10 per cent of Muslims of Nepal *37 per cent of the representation indigenous nationalities *

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against those convicted guilty in the cases of corruption and rape.

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{{Political parties in Nepal Political parties in Nepal Political parties with year of establishment missing Ambedkarite political parties

History

Ideology

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