List of political parties in Nepal

The following is the list of political parties in Nepal registered in the Election Commission.[1]

National parties

Party Political
position
Ideology Leader Symbol Federal Parliament Provincial
Assemblies
Local
government
heads
Rastriya
Sabha
Pratinidhi
Sabha
Communist Party of Nepal (UML)
नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (एमाले)
Left-wing[2] Communism
Marxism-Leninism
People's Multiparty Democracy
KP Sharma Oli
17 / 59
94 / 275
178 / 550
275 / 753
Nepali Congress
नेपाली काँग्रेस
Centre to centre-left Social democracy
Third way
Sher Bahadur Deuba
10 / 59
63 / 275
115 / 550
283 / 753
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
नेपाल कमयुनिस्ट पार्टी (माओवादी-केन्द्र)
Far-left Communism
Prachanda Path
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
16 / 59
49 / 275
99 / 550
90 / 753
CPN (Unified Socialist)
नेपाल कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी (एकीकृत समाजवादी)
Left-wing Communism
Marxist-Leninism
People's Multiparty Democracy
Madhav Kumar Nepal
9 / 59
25 / 275
54 / 550
19 / 753
People's Socialist Party, Nepal
जनता समाजवादी पार्टी, नेपाल
Centre-left
to left-wing
Democratic socialism
Minority rights
Upendra Yadav
3 / 59
20 / 275
48 / 550
40 / 753
Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal
लोकतान्त्रिक समाजवादी पार्टी
Centre-left Social democracy
Third way
Mahantha Thakur
1 / 59
13 / 275
16 / 550
18 / 753

Other parties currently represented in the Parliament

Party Political position Leader Symbol Federal Parliament Provincial Assemblies Local government
National Assembly House of Representatives
Seats Government head
People's Progressive Party

जनता प्रगतिशील पार्टी

Centre-left Hridayesh Tripathi 0 2 2 - -
Rastriya Prajatantra Party
(National Democratic Party)
राष्ट्रिय प्रजातन्त्र पार्टी
Centre-right to right-wing Rajendra Prasad Lingden 0 1 4 292 5
People's Freedom Party

नागरिक उन्मुक्ति पार्टी

Centre-left Resham Lal Chaudhary 0 1 2 - -
Rastriya Janamorcha
(National People's Front)
राष्ट्रिय जनमोर्चा
Far-left Chitra Bahadur K.C. 1 1 4 186 3
Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party
(Nepal Workers Peasants Party)
नेपाल मजदुर किसान पार्टी
Far-left Narayan Man Bijukchhe 0 1 2 99 2

Parties currently represented in Provincial Assemblies

Party Political position Leader Symbol Provincial Assemblies Local government
Seats Government head
Bibeksheel Sajha Party
विवेकशील साझा पार्टी
Centre Rabindra Mishra 3 0 0
Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch
(Federal Democratic National Front)
संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक राष्ट्रिय मञ्च
Centre-left Kumar Lingden 1 7 0
Nepal Federal Socialist Party
नेपाल संघीय समाजवादी पार्टी
Centre-left Mohammad Rizwan Ansari 1 0 0

Parties represented only in local government

Party Political position Leader Symbol Local government
Seats Government head
Nepali Janata Dal
(Nepali People's Party)
नेपाली जनता दल
Centre-left Hari Charan Sah 39 2
Bahujan Shakti Party
(Majority's Power Party)
बहुजन शक्ति पार्टी
Centre-left Biswendra Paswan 42 0
Rastriya Janamukti Party
(National People's Liberation Party)
राष्ट्रिय जनमुक्ति पार्टी
Left-wing Khagendra Prasad Palungwa 20 0
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist)
नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (मार्क्सवादी–लेनिनवादी)
Left-wing Chandra Prakash Mainali 4 0
Nepal Pariwar Dal
(Nepal Family Party)
नेपाल परिवार दल
Centre-right Ek Nath Dhakal 1 0

Other parties

Party Political position Leader
Shree Mahendra Dal(Shreemad), Nepal Far-Right Sushil K. Bisht
Khambuwan Rashtriya Morcha, Nepal Centre-left Ram Kumar Rai
Bouddhik Prajatantrik Parishad Centre-left Laxman Rajbanshi
Jana Jagaran Party Nepal Centre-left Lokmani Dhakal
Samajvadi Janata Party Centre-left Prem Bahadur Singh
Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch (Tharuhat) Centre-left Rukmini Chaudhary
Madhesh Terai Forum Centre-left Amar Yadav
Nepal Communist Party (Marxist) Far-left Prakash Adhikari
Communist Party of Nepal Far-left Rishi Ram Kattel
Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum Madhesh Centre-left Bhagya Nath Gupta
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist-Socialist) Far-left Bishnu Raj Aryal
Shiva Sena Nepal Right-wing Arun Subedi
Nepal Sukumbasi Party (Loktantrik) Centre-left Hukum Bahadur Lama
Bahujan Samaj Party Nepal Centre-left Ganga Prasad Mahara
Deshbhakta Paryabaraniya Samajik Morcha Centre Surendra Prasad Dhakal
Rastrabadi Ekta Party Centre-right Uma Shrestha
Tamangsaling Loktantrik Party Centre-left
Lok Dal Centre-left Kaushal Kumar Singh
Deshbhakta Samaj Centre
Janashakti Nepal Centre-left Ram Kumar Ojha
Miteri Party Nepal Centre
Rastriya Churebhavar Party Centre-left
Rastriya Shiva Sena Party Right-wing Bikram Bahadur Bam
Akhanda Sudurpashchim Party Nepal Centre Khagendra Awasthi
Nepal Prajatantrik Pragatisheel Party Centre
Churebhavar Rastriya Party Centre-left
Pichhadabarga Nishad Dalit Janajati Party Centre-left
Janasamajvadi Party, Nepal Centre-left
Churebhavar Rastriya Ekta Party Nepal Centre-left Badri Neupanea
Rastriya Janata Dal Nepal Centre-left Bharat Prasad Mahato
Lok Kalyankari Janata Party, Nepal Centre
Nepal Samajbadi Party (Lohiyabadi) Centre-left
Gandhivadi Party Nepal Centre-left
Rastravadi Party Centre
Nepal Purvarastrasevak Loktantrik Party Centre
Nepal Janaloktantrik Party Centre-left
Nepal People's Party Centre-left
Rastriya Jana Ekta Party Centre-left
Hamro Party Centre
Nepal Dalit Party Centre-left
Hamro Party Nepal Centre
Yuva Nepal Party Centre
Nepal Loktantrik Janata Congress Party Centre-left
Nepal Samajwadi Janata Dal Left-wing
Nepal Bahudal Party Centre Ambika Rana
Prajatantrik Shakti Party Centre-right Ganesh Bahadur Shrestha
Nepali Jantantra Party Centre-left
People's Progressive Party Right-wing Jukti Jung Lamichhane
Unnat Loktantra Party N/A Swagat Nepal

See also

References

  1. "दर्ता भएका राजनीतिक दलहरु (अधावधिक सुची)" (PDF). Election Commission.
  2. "Xi's Myanmar visit and China's Regional Diplomacy". Observer Research Foundation. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020. President Xi’s visit to Nepal in October 2019 came when the ruling communist party in Nepal has consolidated power following the merger of two major left-wing parties to form Nepal Communist Party (NCP) in May 2018.
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