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

on 12 June 2016. On 6 May 2019, the party merged with Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal to form Samajbadi Party, Nepal.

History

Background

Baburam Bhattarai was a senior vice-chairman of the

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

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. He became the

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while a member of the UCPN (Maoist). As Prime Minister he dissolved the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly to pave the way for new elections. After the

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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 were the first major elections contested by the party. The party decided to run a joint campaign with Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal 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

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and the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) 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

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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

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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 workers", "the

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" and "the national bourgeois class" 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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