The Terai–Madhesh Loktantrik Party ( ne, तराई-मधेस लोकतान्त्रिक पार्टी (तमलोपा)) is a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

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 ...

. Although the party's primary base is still in Terai Madhesh of Madhesh Province only, it has tried to expand its throughout

Terai The Terai or Tarai is a lowland region in northern India and southern Nepal that lies south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas, the Sivalik Hills, and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. This lowland belt is characterised by tall grasslands, scr ...

and

Tharuhat Tharuwan is also the homeland of Tharu people in Terai region of Nepal. It comprises the 11 southwestern Terai districts of Nepal. Tharuhat was proposed Tharu ethnic state by the Tharuhat Tarai Party Nepal. Deadly clashes have broken out betwee ...

h regions of Nepal. The party was officially registered at Election Commission on 13 December 2021. Brikhesh Chandra Lal is the chairman of the party and former member of constituent assembly, Bijay Kumar Singh is the senior leader of the party.

History

The party was officially registered on 3 December 2021 for the second time under the name. Later it was reported that senior leaders Brikhesh Chandra Lal and Bijay Kumar Singh had played role in registering the party under the chairmanship of Ravi Shankar Karna (Subhash). Karna who previously served as the deputy chairman of student's union of old Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party. Similarly leader

Lal Lal ( fa, لعل, hi, लाल, bn, লাল, ur, لال, ps, Lāl) is an Indo-Iranian surname and given name, which means "darling", "precious", or "beloved", from the Sanskrit ''lala'' ("cajoling").''Dictionary of American Family Names''F ...

and

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were active as central committee member of

Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal The Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal ( ne, लोकतान्त्रिक समाजवादी पार्टी, lit=Democratic Socialist Party), is the sixth largest political party in Nepal. The party was officially registered at E ...

. They were also the founding leader of previously Mahantha Thakur led Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party (Defunct). They had left

Nepali Congress The Nepali Congress ( ne, नेपाली कांग्रेस ; abbr. NC) is the largest social democratic political party in Nepal. As per the results of recent local election, ''Nepali Congress'' stands as the single largest party o ...

along with Thakur to form the party. On 22 February 2021, hundreds of party caders and leaders from

led by Lal and Dr Singh joined the party. Among them were Ramji Ray, Dhirendra Bahadur Singh, Satis Lal Das, Yogendra Rai, Umesh Mandal and Mohammad Asgar Ali. This created a huge loss to former party organization in Dhanusha and Mahottari district.

Party expansion and electoral performance

The party won several seats in eastern terai and won several ward chairs in

Janakpur Janakpurdham or Janakpur ( ne, जनकपुर, ) is a sub-metropolitan city in Dhanusha District, Province No. 2, Madhesh Province, Nepal. The city is a hub for religious and cultural tourism. A headquarter of Dhanusha District, Dhanusha dist ...

Mahottari rural municipality Mahottari (Nepali: महोत्तरी ) is a rural municipality in Mahottari District in Madhes Province of Nepal. It was formed in 2016 occupying current 6 sections (wards) from previous 6 former VDCs. It occupies an area of 28.08 sq. km ...

and other munucipalities. Similarly, the party won chairperson of

Mahottari Rural Municipality Mahottari (Nepali: महोत्तरी ) is a rural municipality in Mahottari District in Madhes Province of Nepal. It was formed in 2016 occupying current 6 sections (wards) from previous 6 former VDCs. It occupies an area of 28.08 sq. km ...

which lies in Mahottari 3 which remains the election concituency of

Mahantha Thakur Mahantha Thakur ( ne, महन्थ ठाकुर), is a Nepalese politician and president of Loktantrik Samajbadi Party Nepal, as well as the former treasurer of Nepali Congress Party. He has served Minister in various ministries including ...

. This was seen as a major success of the party as the party was able to divert traditional vote bank of Janata Samajwadi Party and Loktantrik Samajwadi Party ending their monopoly in the Madhesh province.

Electoral performance

Local election

Leadership

Chairman

* Brikhesh Chandra Lal (2021-present)

Senior leader

* Bijay Kumar Singh (2021-present)

References

{{Political parties in Nepal Socialist parties in Nepal Social democratic parties in Nepal 2021 establishments in Nepal Madhesh Province