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The Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal () is the tenth largest
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in
Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...
. The party has a significant presence in
Madhesh Province Madhesh Province () is a Provinces of Nepal, province of Nepal in the Terai region with an area of covering about 6.5% of the country's total area. It has a population of 6,126,288 as per the 2021 Nepal census, making it Nepal's most densely po ...
and
Lumbini Province Lumbini Province () is a Provinces of Nepal, province in western Nepal. The country's Provinces of Nepal, third largest province in terms of area as well as List of Nepalese provinces by population, population, Lumbini is home to the World Herita ...
of Nepal. The party's election symbol is a bicycle. The party was officially registered with the
Election Commission, Nepal The Election Commission, Nepal (; ''Nirvācana āyōg, Nēpāl'') is a constitutional body responsible for conducting and monitoring elections, as well as registering parties and candidates and reporting election outcomes, in Nepal. It was born o ...
on 18 August 2021.
Mahantha Thakur Mahantha Thakur (), is a Nepalese people, Nepalese politician and president of Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal, Loktantrik Samajbadi Party Nepal, as well as the former treasurer of Nepali Congress Party. He has served as minister in various min ...
is the president of the new party. As of August 2022, the party shares an alliance with
Nepali Congress The Nepali Congress ( ; Abbreviation, abbr. NC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a Social democracy, social democratic List of political parties in Nepal, political party in Nepal and the largest party in the country ...
.


Ideology

The party follows the norms of social democracy, identity and Madhesi rights. Ideologically, the party has been close to the
Nepali Congress The Nepali Congress ( ; Abbreviation, abbr. NC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a Social democracy, social democratic List of political parties in Nepal, political party in Nepal and the largest party in the country ...
, while majority of its leaders have been part of Congress at different points in time, especially before the 2006 Madhesh Movement. Party president
Mahantha Thakur Mahantha Thakur (), is a Nepalese people, Nepalese politician and president of Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal, Loktantrik Samajbadi Party Nepal, as well as the former treasurer of Nepali Congress Party. He has served as minister in various min ...
and senior leader
Sharat Singh Bhandari Sharat Singh Bhandari () is a Nepalese politician and a former Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation of Government of Nepal. HIs ministerial tenure began on 4 June 2021 but he was removed from the post by the Supreme Court on 22 Ju ...
were popular Congress men at a time. Thakur himself was treasurer and head of party disciplinary department before he left the
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party. They were elected several times to the
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on the party ticket.


History


Registration

The President of Nepal issued the second ordinance to amend the Political Parties Act on 18 August 2021. This opened the way to formalize the splits inside the dispute between two factions of Janata Samajbadi Party, Nepal. The faction of party led by
Mahantha Thakur Mahantha Thakur (), is a Nepalese people, Nepalese politician and president of Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal, Loktantrik Samajbadi Party Nepal, as well as the former treasurer of Nepali Congress Party. He has served as minister in various min ...
, which had a long dispute with party chairman
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registered their party with the Election Commission. At the time of the launch, the ''party'' claimed to have 13 members in the two national houses of parliament. The new party was supported by 16 MLAs in
Madhesh Provincial Assembly The Madhesh Provincial Assembly ( Nepali/ Maithili/Bhojpuri: मधेश प्रदेश सभा) is a unicameral governing and law making body of Madhesh Province, one of the seven Provinces in Nepal, The assembly is seated in the provinc ...
. A Central Committee with 24 members was announced as well.


First local election

The party emerged as fourth largest party of
Madhesh province Madhesh Province () is a Provinces of Nepal, province of Nepal in the Terai region with an area of covering about 6.5% of the country's total area. It has a population of 6,126,288 as per the 2021 Nepal census, making it Nepal's most densely po ...
winning 16 local levels from among 753 local levels even standing alone in the elections.
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emerged as single largest party of
Madhesh province Madhesh Province () is a Provinces of Nepal, province of Nepal in the Terai region with an area of covering about 6.5% of the country's total area. It has a population of 6,126,288 as per the 2021 Nepal census, making it Nepal's most densely po ...
for second consecutive term,
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emerged as second and while Janta Samajbadi was limited to third position.


First general election

In the mid of March, the party started talks with the
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for a possible long term alliance between the two parties. Party chairman revealed this in a party meet in Janakpur on 22 March 2022. The party formed a committee for bilateral talks with
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consisting Sharbendra Nath Shukla and Laxman Lal Karna in which party senior leader
Sharat Singh Bhandari Sharat Singh Bhandari () is a Nepalese politician and a former Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation of Government of Nepal. HIs ministerial tenure began on 4 June 2021 but he was removed from the post by the Supreme Court on 22 Ju ...
played vital role as mediator. Bhandari had stood long for a ''Loktantrik'' alliance between democratic parties of Nepal. Both Loktantrik Samajwadi Party and
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have some common ideologies including social democracy, democratic socialism. The party won 9 seats in
Madhesh province Madhesh Province () is a Provinces of Nepal, province of Nepal in the Terai region with an area of covering about 6.5% of the country's total area. It has a population of 6,126,288 as per the 2021 Nepal census, making it Nepal's most densely po ...
while it won 3 seats in
Lumbini province Lumbini Province () is a Provinces of Nepal, province in western Nepal. The country's Provinces of Nepal, third largest province in terms of area as well as List of Nepalese provinces by population, population, Lumbini is home to the World Herita ...
. However, in the general election it was limited to 4 seats only after being unable to cross 3% threshold due to wave of newly formed parties.


List of Members of Parliament


Members of Rastriya Sabha


Members of Pratinidhi Sabha


Electoral performance


General election


Provincial election


Local election


List of cabinet ministers


Leadership


Chairmen

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Mahantha Thakur Mahantha Thakur (), is a Nepalese people, Nepalese politician and president of Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal, Loktantrik Samajbadi Party Nepal, as well as the former treasurer of Nepali Congress Party. He has served as minister in various min ...
(2021–present)


See also

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Nepali Congress The Nepali Congress ( ; Abbreviation, abbr. NC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a Social democracy, social democratic List of political parties in Nepal, political party in Nepal and the largest party in the country ...
*
Mahantha Thakur Mahantha Thakur (), is a Nepalese people, Nepalese politician and president of Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal, Loktantrik Samajbadi Party Nepal, as well as the former treasurer of Nepali Congress Party. He has served as minister in various min ...
*
Sharat Singh Bhandari Sharat Singh Bhandari () is a Nepalese politician and a former Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation of Government of Nepal. HIs ministerial tenure began on 4 June 2021 but he was removed from the post by the Supreme Court on 22 Ju ...


References

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