Nanda Kumar Prasai (born c. 1947
) is a
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 ...
ese politician.
During the 1990 popular uprising, Prasai's group was part of the
United National People's Movement
United National People's Movement (in Nepali: ''Samyukta Rashtriya Janaandolan'') was a coalition of Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal), Communist Party of Nepal (Masal), Nepal Marxist-Leninist Party, Proletarian Labour Organisation, Nepal Com ...
. Ahead of the 1994 election and after the split in the
United People's Front, Prasai's faction joined the Baidya faction of UPF and Prasai was named vice chairman of the UPF Central Committee. By 1995 Prasai was the chairman of the Revolutionary Left Front, Nepal - a new coalition positioning itself between 'the revisionist UML and the so-called Maoists'.
During the 2006 popular uprising Prasai served as the chairman of the
United Left Front.
After the merger of the Prasai and Shestra factions, Prasai became the general secretary of the
.
In 2007 he was nominated to the
interim legislature of Nepal
The Interim Legislature Parliament of Nepal, previously known as the Reinstated House of Representatives, was the legislature of Nepal formed in the aftermath of the 2006 Nepalese revolution and the Comprehensive Peace Accord signed with the C ...
, on behalf of the United Left Front.
He was selected to join the
1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly
The first Nepalese Constituent Assembly was a unicameral body of 601 members that served from May 28, 2008, to May 28, 2012. It was formed as a result of the first Constituent Assembly election held on April 10, 2008. The Constituent Assembly ( ...
from the Proportional Representation quota of
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) representing
Morang district, following the
.
In 2010 he was inducted into the
politburo
A politburo () or political bureau is the highest organ of the central committee in communist parties. The term is also sometimes used to refer to similar organs in socialist and Islamist parties, such as the UK Labour Party's NEC or the Poli ...
of the
Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) (), abbreviated CPN (Maoist Centre) or CPN (MC), is the third largest political party in Nepal and a member party of Samajbadi Morcha. It was founded in 1994 after breaking away from the Communi ...
.
When CPN(UML) and UCPN(Maoist) merged into the
Nepal Communist Party
The Nepal Communist Party, abbreviated NCP (, ) was a communist party in Nepal that existed from 2018 to 2021. It was founded on 17 May 2018, from the unification of two Left-wing politics, leftist parties, Communist Party of Nepal (Unified M ...
, Prasai was included in the Standing Committee of the party. During the November 2019 merger process, he was named chairman of the Senior Communist Forum.
In the factional conflict within the party between
K.P. Oli on one side and
Prachanda
Pushpa Kamal Dahal (; born Ghanashyam Dahal, 11 December 1954), alias ''Prachanda'' (, , "fierce"), is a Nepalese politician, currently serving as the Leader of the Opposition, since July 2024. He has served as the Prime Minister of Nepal ...
and
Madhav Kumar Nepal
Madhav Kumar Nepal (, ; born 6 March 1953), is a Nepalese politician and former Prime Minister of Nepal. He served as prime minister from 25 May 2009 to 6 February 2011.
He previously served as the Deputy Prime Minister along with the charges o ...
on the other, Prasai emerged as a leading figure in the Prachanda-Nepal faction.
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NCP Prachanda-Madhav Kathmandu-Protest
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References
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Nepalese communists
1940s births
Living people
Members of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly