Rastriya Janamorcha () is a

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

in Nepal. It was originally founded in 1995 as the legal front of Communist Party of Nepal (Masal). Former

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, Chitra Bahdur KC is the chairman of the party. It was re-founded again in 2006 after breaking away from

Janamorcha Nepal Janamorcha Nepal () was founded in 2002 as the mass organisation and electoral front of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre–Masal). It was formed following the merger between the Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre) and the Communist ...

and still acts as the legal front for the

Mohan Bikram Singh Mohan Bikram Singh (born 15 April 1935), often referred to as MBS, party name Gharti, is a Nepalese communist politician. His father was a wealthy landlord in Pyuthan District who was close to King Tribhuvan. MBS however joined the opposition N ...

led Communist Party of Nepal (Masal). The party remains as a strong political force mainly in

Baglung Baglung is a Municipalities of Nepal, municipality in Gandaki Province, in western Nepal, west of Kathmandu. It is the administrative headquarters of Baglung District. Baglung serves as the major center for business, finance, education, servic ...

and

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district. The party advocates

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within the former

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system.

History

Before formation (1991–1994)

The party contested the 1991 local elections as All Nepal Peasants Organization and contested in the 1994 legislative elections as All Nepal Rastriya Janamorcha.

Merger and break away (2002–2008)

In 2002, the party merged with

Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal The United People's Front of Nepal (), abbreviated SJM, was the front of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre), or CPN (UC). History Formation SJM was founded in 1991, with Baburam Bhattarai as its chairman. Except for the CPN (UC), t ...

the legal front of

Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre) The Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre) was a communist party in Nepal. CPN (UC) was formed on 19–20 November 1990 through the merger of Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal), Communist Party of Nepal (Fourth Convention), Proletarian Workers ...

to form

. Janamorcha Nepal acted as the legal front of the

Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre-Masal) The Communist Party of Nepal (), abbreviated CPN, was a communist party in Nepal from 1949 to 1962. It was founded on 15 September 1949 to struggle against the autocratic Rana regime, feudalism, and imperialism. The founding general secretary ...

. After

joined the governing

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in 2006, Chitra Bahadur KC broke away from the party to reclaim the name of Rastriya Janamorcha. The party held three seats in the Interim Legislature Parliament of Nepal.

Constituent Assembly (2008–2015)

The party registered at the

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ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly elections. The party won four seats in the election. In July 2010, the party expelled its General secretary Dilaram Acharya for breaking party discipline. He formed another party, Rastriya Janamorcha (Nepal) after his expulsion. The party won three seats in the 2013 Constituent Assembly election.

Federal Nepal (2015–present)

After the promulgation of the Constitution of Nepal, Rastriya Janamorcha joined the coalition government of

Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) The Communist Party of Nepal (), abbreviated CPN, was a communist party in Nepal from 1949 to 1962. It was founded on 15 September 1949 to struggle against the autocratic Rana regime, feudalism, and imperialism. The founding general secretary ...

and

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 ...

. This was the first time that the party had not been in opposition. Following this, party Chairman Chitra Bahadur KC was appointed

and Minister for Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation. The party contested the

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and won 186 seats in local government. The party won mayoral posts in Bareng Rural Municipality in

, Jhimruk and Malarani Rural Municipalities in

. Ahead of the 2017 legislative and provincial elections, the party joined the alliance of

and

Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) (), abbreviated CPN (Maoist Centre) or CPN (MC), is the third largest List of political parties in Nepal, political party in Nepal and a member party of Socialist Front (Nepal), Samajbadi Morcha. I ...

. The party won one seat to the Federal Parliament of Nepal but did not cross the three percent threshold to become a national party. The party also won three seats in the

Provincial Assembly of Gandaki Province The Provincial Assembly of Gandaki Province also known as the Gandaki Province Sabha, (Nepali: गण्डकी प्रदेश सभा) is a unicameral governing and law making body of Gandaki Province, one of the seven provinces in Nepal ...

and one seat in the Provincial Assembly of Lumbini Province. After the Nepalese political crisis in 2021, Rastriya Janamorcha stood in support of alliance led by

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. It played major role in forming new government in Gandaki Province. It gave external support and confidence to central government led by

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. The party was given a seat in

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and hence

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was elected as first National Assemblian from the party.

Electoral performance

Legislative elections

Provincial elections

Gandaki

Lumbini

Leadership

Chairmen

* Chitra Bahadur K.C., 1999–2002 and 2006–present

General secretaries

* Nawaraj Subedi, 1999–2002 * Dilaram Acharya, 2006–2010 * Santa Bahadur Nepali, 2011–2016 * Janak Raj Sharma, 2016–2021 * Manoj Bhatta, 2021–present

List of Members of Parliament

List of Pratinidhi Sabha members from Rastriya Janamorcha

Youth wing

The All Nepal National Independent Students Union (Sixth) () is a student organisation in Nepal. It is the student wing of the Rastriya Janamorcha. As of 2009, the organization had branches in 59 of the 75

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Sister organisations

* All Nepal Trade Union Congress * All Nepal Women's Association * ANNISU (6th) * All Nepal Janatati Conference * Jatiya Samata Samaj *

All Nepal Democratic Youth Association All Nepal Democratic Youth Association (, abbreviated अनेजयु संघ, ''anejayu sangh'') is a political youth movement in Nepal, the youth wing of Rastriya Janamorcha. The 6th national congress of ANDYA was held in Dhulikhel Dhulik ...

* Raktim Sanskritik Pariwar * Akhil Nepal Buddhijibi SanghWeekly Nepal – Weekly News from Nepal – हाँकका मुख्य समाचारहरु
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References

{{Political parties in Nepal Communist parties in Nepal 2006 establishments in Nepal Political parties established in 2006