| People's Socialist Party | |
| Affiliation1 Title: | Alliance |
| Ideology: | Democratic socialism Secularism Regionalism |
| Headquarters: | Balkumari, Lalitpur |
| Country: | Nepal |
| Native Name: | जनता समाजवादी पार्टी |
| Abbreviation: | PSP |
| Native Name Lang: | ne |
| Flag: | Flag of North Vietnam (1955–1976).svg |
| Split: | PSP-N |
| Chairperson: | Ashok Rai |
| Leader1 Title: | Joint chairperson |
| Leader1 Name: | Renu Kumari Yadav |
| Leader2 Title: | General secretary |
| Leader2 Name: | Mohammad Ishtiyaq Rayi |
| Seats1 Title: | ECN Status |
| Seats1: | National Party |
| Seats2 Title: | Seats in Pratinidhi Sabha |
| Seats3 Title: | Seats in Rastriya Sabha |
| Seats4 Title: | Seats in Provincial Assemblies |
| Seats5 Title: | Chief Ministers |
| Seats6 Title: | Mayors/Chairs |
| Seats7 Title: | Councillors |
| Seats8 Title: | Number of provinces in government |
The People's Socialist Party (abbr. PSP; Nepali: जनता समाजवादी पार्टी), also known as Janata Samajbadi Party is the seventh-largest political party in Nepal.[1] [2] The party was formed after split in the People's Socialist Party, Nepal led by party federal council chairman Ashok Rai, supported by majority federal MPs from the PSP-N.[3]
With 7 out of 275 seats in the lower house House of Representative, the party is the sixth largest political party in the Federal Parliament.
The party advocates for identity based federalism and a more inclusive parliament. They also support a more decentralized government structure which guarantees more power to provincial and local governments. The party intends to implement the agreements of various movements.[4]
The party was formed after a split in the mother party, People's Socialist Party, Nepal led by Upendra Yadav when a group of MPs, MLAs and central leaders alleged the party chair to be authoritarian and going against the interest of the ruling coalition government of Nepal.[5] [6]
The group filed an application for a party split with the Election Commission on 5 May 2023 which included MPs Ashok Rai, Nawal Kishor Sah, Hasina Khan, Ranju Kumari Jha, Pradeep Yadav, Birendra Prasad Mahato and Sushila Shrestha.[7] The party received its recognition from the Election Commission on 6 May 2024.
| People's Socialist Party (7) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Constituency/ group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks | |
| Sunsari 1 | Ashok Rai |
| |
| Saptari 1 | Nawal Kishore Sah Sudi |
| |
| Parsa 1 | Pradeep Yadav |
| |
| Siraha 4 | Birendra Prasad Mahato | ||
| Indigenous peoples | Sushila Shrestha | ||
| Madheshi | Ranju Kumari Jha | ||
| Muslim | Hasina Khan | ||
| Name | Portrait | Term of office | Days in office | Ministerial incharge | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central government | |||||||
| 1 | Nawal Kishor Sah | 10 March 2024 | 12 July 2024 | Minister for Forest and Environment | |||
| 15 July 2024 | Incumbent | Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizen | |||||
| 2 | Pradeep Yadav | 13 May 2024 | 12 July 2024 | Minister for Health and Population | |||
| 15 July 2024 | Incumbent | Minister for Water Supply | |||||
| Lumbini government | |||||||
| 1 | Bhandari Lal Ahir | 5 April 2024 | 12 July 2024 | Minister for Agriculture and Land Management | |||
| SN | Portfolio | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chairman | Ashok Rai | |
| 2 | Chairman(Federal Council) | Rajendra Prasad Shrestha | |
| 3 | Joint chairman | Renu Kumari Yadav | |
| 4 | Deputy chairman | Nawal Kishor Sah | |
| Ranadhwaj Limbu | |||
| Parshuram Basnet | |||
| Sushila Shrestha | |||
| 5 | General Secretary | Mohammad Ishtiyaq Rayi | |
| 6 | Deputy general secretary | Pradeep Yadav | |
| 7 | Secretary | Ranju Kumari Jha | |
| 8 | Treasurer | Birendra Prasad Mahato |