Sadbhavana Party is a
political party
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in
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...
. The party emerged from a major split in the
Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi) in the summer of 2007.
Laxman Lal Karna was the joint chair of the party.
History
Initially the party also used the name "Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi)", but the party was not recognised by the
Election Commission of Nepal
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by that name.
Rajendra Mahato
Rajendra Mahato (; born 19 November 1958) is a Nepalese politician, who was serving as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Urban Development since 4 June 2021 but was removed from the post by Supreme Court on 22 June 2021 making the ten ...
, Minister for Industry and Commerce, resigned from the government in protest.
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ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election as Sadbhavana Party.
The party was a founding member of the United Democratic Madhesi Front along with Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal and Terai Madhesh Democratic Party. The front was a key part of the second Madhes movement and demanded federalism, proportional representation
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and population-based constituency demarcation be ensured in the Interim Constitution.
Constituent Assembly and dissolution
In the elections the party gained nine seats to the 1st Constituent Assembly. Sadbhavana Party joined the government led by CPN (Maoist) Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) may refer to:
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* Communist Party of Nepal (Revolutionary Maoist), founded June 2012
* Unified Comm ...
with party president Rajendra Mahato
Rajendra Mahato (; born 19 November 1958) is a Nepalese politician, who was serving as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Urban Development since 4 June 2021 but was removed from the post by Supreme Court on 22 June 2021 making the ten ...
joining the cabinet as Minister for Commerce and Supplies. In August 2011, Anil Kumar Jha
Anil Kumar Jha ( ne, अनिल कुमार झा) is a Nepali politician who served as a member of the House Of Representatives
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split the party with five CA members and formed Sanghiya Sadbhavana Party. Later Ram Naresh Rae split the party with two CA members and formed Rastriya Sadbhavana Party.
In the 2013 Constituent Assembly election, the party won six seats to the 2nd Constituent Assembly. The party reformed the United Democratic Madhesi Front with other Madhes-based parties in 2015 against the proposed constitution
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When these princ ...
blaming the major political parties of not implementing agreements between them in the past. The protests continued after the constitution was passed by the house resulting in a prolonged agitation in Madhes.
On 21 April 2017 the party merged with Tarai Madhes Loktantrik Party, Nepal Sadbhawana Party, Terai Madhes Sadbhawana Party, Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum (Republican) and Rastriya Madhesh Samajwadi Party to form Rastriya Janata Party Nepal
The Rastriya Janata Party, Nepal, abbr. ''RJPN'' ( ne, राष्ट्रिय जनता पार्टी, नेपाल, translation: National People's Party, Nepal) was the fourth-largest political party in Nepal after the Nepali C ...
.
Electoral performance
See also
* People's Progressive Party
References
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Federalist parties in Nepal
2007 establishments in Nepal
2017 disestablishments in Nepal