The Nepal Loktantrik Forum (

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: ''Nepal Democratic Forum'') was a

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. The party was established on April 5, 2017, after merging with the Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum (Democratic), the Rastriya Janamukti Party (Democratic), and the Dalit Janajati Party. On October 16, 2017, Nepal Loktantrik Forum merged into the Nepali Congress.

History

The Nepal Democratic Forum underwent a series of frequent mergers between April and June 2017. First, the Tharuhat Tarai Party, led by Bhanu Ram Chaudhary, merged with the NLF on April 20, 2017. Three weeks later, on May 7, the Rastriya Janata Party, Nepal People's Party, United Nepal Republican People's Party, and Shanti Party Nepal all merged with the NLF as well. On June 2, the Liberal Democratic Party merged with the NLF, and on June 10 the Citizen Socialist Party also joined. The party joined the Pushpa Kamal Dahal led government on May 8, with

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as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Federal Affairs and Local Development; Jitendra Dev as Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation; and Gopal Dahit as the Minister for Land Reforms and Management. On June 3, the party chairman

supported the proposal of Pushpa Kamal Dahal to endorse

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. Then, he joined the

-led cabinet on June 7 as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Federal Affairs and Local Development.

Local elections and dissolution

Since the party was not registered as Nepal Democratic Forum before the deadline was set by the Election Commission, the party contested as Madheshi People's Right Forum, Nepal (Democratic) during the first phase of the 2017 elections. Initially, 334 party candidates filed for nomination, out of which six members were eventually elected. In the third phase of the elections, 166 candidates were elected including three candidates in the mayoral post. The party merged into

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on 16 October 2017 before the

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and provincial elections. Party members of the former Rastriya Janamukti Party (Democratic), Dalit Janajati Party and Nepal Nagarik Party opposed the merger and contested the legislative and provincial elections under the Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal.

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History

Local elections and dissolution

See also

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