Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Samyukta) Explained

Rastriya Prajatantra Party (United)
Dissolved:12 March 2020
Ideology:Conservatism
Hindu nationalism
Royalism
Headquarters:Charumati Vihar, Chabahil
Country:Nepal
Abbreviation:RPP (U)
Split:Rastriya Prajatantra Party
Merged:Rastriya Prajatantra Party
Position:Centre-right to right-wing
Leader1 Title:Chairperson
Leader1 Name:Pashupati SJB Rana
Prakash Chandra Lohani
Native Name:राष्ट्रिय प्रजातन्त्र पार्टी (संयुक्त)

Rastriya Prajantantra Party (Samyukta) (Nepali: राष्ट्रिय प्रजातन्त्र पार्टी (संयुक्त)), literally the National Democratic Party (United) and abbreviated RPP (U), was a political party in Nepal. It was formed on 6 August 2017 by Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana after splitting from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party as the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic).[1] [2] On 31 January 2019, it merged with the Unified Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Nationalist), another splinter group of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, to form Samyukta.[3]

History

Formation

The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) was formed by Pashupati SJB Rana after disagreements with Rastriya Prajatantra Party chairman Kamal Thapa about joining the government.[4] [5] The party was formed with 18 members to the Legislature Parliament of Nepal from Rastriya Prajatantra Party.[6] The party was absent for the vote on the constitution amendment bill on 22 August 2017.[7]

The party joined the Sher Bahadur Deuba led government on 10 September 2017. Deepak Bohara, Bikram Panday and Sunil Bahadur Thapa were inducted as ministers in the cabinet.[8] Deepak Bohara was also elected parliamentary party leader.[9] Two more ministers were inducted in the cabinet on 17 September 2017.[10]

Merger and dissolution

In response the electoral alliance by the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), the party joined an electoral alliance with Nepali Congress and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party.[11] In the 2017 legislative and provincial elections, the party did not win any seat to the House of Representatives. The party did win a single seat to the Provincial Assembly of Province No. 3 however through proportional representation.[12] The party merged into Rastriya Prajatantra Party on March 12, 2020.[13]

Leadership

Chairmen

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: RPP splits; Pashupati Shamsher Rana forms RPP-Prajatantrik. My Republica. 2018-04-21. en.
  2. News: Rastriya Prajatantra Party splits, again. 2018-04-21. en.
  3. Web site: Rana, Lohani to announce new party on Friday – OnlineKhabar. en-GB. 2019-05-29.
  4. News: Rana splits RPP to form new party. 2018-04-21. en.
  5. News: RPP formally splits. 2017-08-07. The Himalayan Times. 2018-04-21. en-US.
  6. News: Deuba to induct 3 more ministers, cabinet to become biggest ever. 2018-04-21. en.
  7. News: Constitution amendment bill fails in Parliament. 2018-04-21. en.
  8. News: PM Deuba expands Cabinet, 3 ministers sworn in. 2018-04-21. en.
  9. News: Bohara elected PP leader of RPP (Prajatantrik). 2018-04-21. en.
  10. News: Deuba Cabinet to induct 2 more ministers from RPP (P). 2018-04-21. en.
  11. News: NC to contest 120 parliamentary seats in second round of polls. 2017-11-03. The Himalayan Times. 2018-04-21. en-US.
  12. News: Provincial PR seat allocation to parties complete. 2017-12-22. The Himalayan Times. 2018-04-21. en-US.
  13. Web site: Three chairs of RPP promise not to split again at merger meeting . Onlinekhabar . 2 May 2020.